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Theravāda

major branch of Buddhism following the Pāli Canon, dominant in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand
Intangible religious_denomination Q132265
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Theravāda

Summary

Theravāda is a religious denomination[1]. Theravāda ranks in the top 9% of religious_denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,039 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Theravāda's instance of is recorded as religious denomination[3].
  • Theravāda is a type of Buddhism[4].
  • Theravāda is part of Buddhism[5].
  • Theravāda's Commons category is recorded as Theravada[6].
  • Theravāda's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Theravada[7].
  • Theravāda's topic has template is recorded as Template:Theravada Buddhism[8].
  • Theravāda's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/tags/theravada[9].
  • Theravāda's different from is recorded as Hīnayāna[10].
  • Theravāda's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Theravāda's instance of is recorded as religious denomination[3]. Theravāda is a type of Buddhism[4].

Use and Application

Theravāda is part of Buddhism[5].

Why It Matters

Theravāda ranks in the top 9% of religious_denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,039 views/month).[2] Theravāda has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] Theravāda is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Theravāda. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/therav-da
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_therav-da_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Theravāda}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/therav-da}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → religious denomination
    Part of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Theravada
    Aliases → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 39199, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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