School

Nikaya Buddhism

Overview

The term Nikāya Buddhism was coined by Masatoshi Nagatomi as a non-derogatory substitute for Hinayana, meaning the early Buddhist schools. Examples of these groups are pre-sectarian Buddhism and the early Buddhist schools. Some scholars exclude pre-sectarian Buddhism when using the term. The term Theravāda refers to Buddhist practices based on these early teachings, as preserved in the Pāli Canon.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Nikaya Buddhism

• Buddhism

Related ideas

• Hinayana
• Prajnaparamita
• Sarvastivada
• Walpola Rahula Thera
• Harvard University
• Prakrit
• Sri Lanka
• Pali Canon
• Tibetan Buddhism
• Theravada
• Pali
• Bodhisattva
• Enlightenment in Buddhism
• Early Buddhist schools
• Sthavira Nikāya
• Śrāvakayāna
• Ten Stages Sutra
• Mahāsāṃghika
• Abhidharma Mahāvibhāṣa Śāstra
• Caitika

Place in the tradition

Part of Indian philosophy.

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