Minor texts sacred to this sect include a chronicle of the history of a tooth taken from their inspirational leader's funeral pyre and a dialogue between the Bactrian King Menander and the monk Nagasena.
Minor texts sacred to this sect include a chronicle of the history of a tooth taken from their inspirational leader's funeral pyre and a dialogue between the Bactrian King Menander and the monk Nagasena. In America it has taken on the form of Vipassana meditation groups, although there are traditional Viharas in most big cities. The language of this sect is a form of Indo-Aryan called Pali, and the main text is divided into the Vinaya, Sutta and Abhidhamma sections and is known as the Tripitaka. For 10 points, name this sect of Buddhism, most popular in Thailand and Sri Lanka.
Minor texts sacred to this sect include a chronicle of the history of a tooth taken from their inspirational leader's funeral pyre and a dialogue between the Bactrian King Menander and the monk Nagasena.
{Theravada} Buddhism [accept {Hinayana}]