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This term was already used by the Buddha himself in speaking of the doctrine of a^la^ra-Ka^la^ma (s. M. 26). As a name for the Buddha”s doctrine it belongs to the commentarial literature.
”Doctrine of the Elders”, is a name of the oldest form of the Buddha”s teachings, handed down to us in the Pa^li language. According to tradition, its name is derived from the fact of having been fixed by 500 holy Elders of the Order, soon after the death of the Master.
Therava^da is the only one of the old schools of Buddhism that has survived among those which Maha^ya^nists have called ”Hinaya^na”. It is sometimes called Southern Buddhism or Pa^li Buddhism. It is found today in Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Chittagong (East Bengal. ) - Cf. Guide, p. 60. - (App.). thi^na middha: ”sloth and torpor”, constitute the 3rd of the 5 hindrances (ni^varana, q.v.). They may or may not, be associated with greedy consciousness (s. Tab. 23. 25, 27, 29 and II).