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Buddhist orders within Theravada:
Different orders, which are referred to as nikayas, has not resulted in the development of separate doctrines. The Supreme Patriarch of the Sangha, the highest ranking monk in any given country, may come from any of these Nikayas.

Sri Lanka
Siam Nikaya
Amarapura Nikaya
Ramanna Nikaya
Thailand
Dhammayut Nikaya (Thai: Thammayut)
Maha Nikaya (Thai: Mahanikai)
Myanmar
Thudhamma Nikaya
Shwekyin Nikaya

2007-03-01 11:28:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anger eating demon 5 · 1 0

Theravada (Pāli: थेरवाद theravāda; Sanskrit: स्थविरवाद sthaviravāda; literally, "the Way of the Elders") is the oldest surviving Buddhist school, and for many centuries has been the predominant religion of Sri Lanka (about 70% of the population[1]) and continental Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and parts of southwest China and of Vietnam and Bangladesh). It is also found in Malaysia and Indonesia. It is also gaining popularity in Singapore and Australia. Today Theravada Buddhists number over 100 million worldwide, and in recent decades Theravada has begun to take root in the West.

2007-03-01 18:36:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Theravadan is the only school to survive the 18 schools of Hinayana Buddhism, but y'know I don't know what their names were. I'm Tibetan Buddhist so I don't focus on their path as much. Sorry I'm of no help.

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2007-03-01 18:37:16 · answer #3 · answered by vinslave 7 · 0 0

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2007-03-01 18:55:03 · answer #4 · answered by Frank N. S 2 · 0 1

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