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== ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ ဂိုဏ်းခွဲများ ==
== Branches of Buddhism ==
 
=== ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာကျောင်းတော်များ ===
=== Schools of Buddhism ===
 
[[Schools of Buddhism]]
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==== Theravāda ထေရဝါဒ====
 
[[Theravada]] — literally, "the Teaching of the Elders" or "the Ancient Teaching", it is the oldest surviving [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] school. It was founded in [[India]]. It is relatively conservative, and ''generally'' closer to early Buddhism,<ref>Gethin, Rupert. ''The Foundations of Buddhism'', p1. Oxford University Press, 1998.</ref> and for many centuries has been the predominant religion of [[Sri Lanka]] (now about 70% of the population<ref>{{cite web | date = | url =