an offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism; it died out in India but survived in Sri Lanka and was taken from there to other regions of southwestern Asia
双语例句
Theravada Buddhism style left its traces in the grotto art in China is rare. 其造型留有小乘佛教的痕迹，在我国石窟艺术中实属罕见。
Mahayana Buddhism spread from India into China and Japan. 大乘佛教由印度传入中国和日本。
