They are among the few natives groups in China who nominally practice the Theravada school of Buddhism.
The precepts are considered differently in a Mahayana context to that of the Theravada school of thought.
Buddhism in Thailand is largely of the Theravada school.
A.K. Warder instead suggests that the poem may be affiliated with Theravada school.
They are followers of the Theravada school of Buddhism.
About 85 percent of the population follows the Theravada school of Buddhism.
This view is common in the Theravada school, and the other early Buddhist schools.
Thailand is one of the few countries to adhere to the older form of Buddhism, the Theravada school.
Only the Theravada school does not include the Mahayana scriptures in its canon.
The Theravada school teaches that there is no universal personal god.
