r/theravada

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As of February 8, 2024

Subreddit Name

r/theravada

Title

Theravada Buddhism

Language

en

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Theravada (pronounced — more or less — "terra-VAH-dah"), the "Doctrine of the Elders," is the school of Buddhism that draws its scriptural inspiration from the Tipitaka, or Pali canon, which scholars generally agree contains the earliest surviving record of the Buddha's teachings.

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Theravada Buddhism

Theravada (pronounced — more or less — "terra-VAH-dah"), the "Doctrine of the Elders," is the school of Buddhism that draws its scriptural inspiration from the Tipitaka, or Pali canon, which scholars generally agree contains the earliest surviving record of the Buddha's teach...

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13,549

Created

October 16, 2009

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Total Submissions

7,686

Total Comments

67,491

Earliest Submission

October 16, 2009

Earliest Comment

February 9, 2011

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Total Words in Subreddit

2,478,455

Total Words in Reddit

119,924,722,855

Rank↕	Word↕	Occurrences in Subreddit ↕	Total Occurrences ↕	Rate in Subreddit (per 1M words) ↕	Rate in Reddit (per 1M words) ↕	Ratio (Sub Rate / Reddit Rate) ↕
#1	dhamma	4,998	23,176	2016.6	0.2	10434.83
#2	suttas	2,921	15,834	1178.6	0.1	8926.24
#3	theravada	3,213	19,118	1296.4	0.2	8131.97
#4	sutta	2,832	20,985	1142.6	0.2	6529.98
#5	sangha	1,166	17,684	470.5	0.1	3190.40
#6	mahayana	1,062	20,091	428.5	0.2	2557.71
#7	samadhi	607	15,504	244.9	0.1	1894.40
#8	metta	868	22,412	350.2	0.2	1873.99
#9	vipassana	791	21,004	319.2	0.2	1822.23
#10	precepts	1,023	29,175	412.8	0.2	1696.65
#11	bodhi	872	25,027	351.8	0.2	1685.91
#12	pali	1,646	52,302	664.1	0.4	1522.79
#13	buddhas	728	24,200	293.7	0.2	1455.61
#14	impermanent	434	16,569	175.1	0.1	1267.42
#15	buddha	11,119	454,027	4486.3	3.8	1184.98
#16	precept	405	17,498	163.4	0.1	1119.94
#17	monastic	524	23,876	211.4	0.2	1061.93
#18	cessation	893	49,839	360.3	0.4	866.98
#19	aggregates	617	36,187	248.9	0.3	825.01
#20	venerable	652	40,859	263.1	0.3	772.12
#21	monasteries	371	24,786	149.7	0.2	724.26
#22	impermanence	335	23,590	135.2	0.2	687.14
#23	ananda	244	18,244	98.4	0.2	647.14
#24	panna	419	31,381	169.1	0.3	646.06
#25	jh	647	48,969	261.0	0.4	639.31
#26	auk	200	15,705	80.7	0.1	616.20
#27	ordination	252	20,277	101.7	0.2	601.35
#28	monks	2,531	204,422	1021.2	1.7	599.09
#29	gha	184	15,162	74.2	0.1	587.20
#30	buddhism	3,818	317,812	1540.5	2.7	581.29
#31	origination	344	29,332	138.8	0.2	567.47
#32	brahma	357	31,443	144.0	0.3	549.38
#33	buddhist	3,338	294,068	1346.8	2.5	549.25
#34	fabrications	185	17,588	74.6	0.1	508.96
#35	discourses	204	19,463	82.3	0.2	507.16
#36	bodhisattva	221	21,086	89.2	0.2	507.14
#37	samsara	519	52,648	209.4	0.4	476.99
#38	maha	411	42,149	165.8	0.4	471.83
#39	monastery	891	99,157	359.5	0.8	434.79
#40	buddhists	621	70,992	250.6	0.6	423.26
#41	attainment	263	33,632	106.1	0.3	378.38
#42	seclusion	167	22,078	67.4	0.2	366.00
#43	attained	499	66,559	201.3	0.6	362.76
#44	thera	141	18,885	56.9	0.2	361.27
#45	commentaries	312	45,865	125.9	0.4	329.16
#46	conceit	158	24,697	63.7	0.2	309.56
#47	arising	625	102,239	252.2	0.9	295.80
#48	deva	317	52,003	127.9	0.4	294.96
#49	sensuality	317	53,786	127.9	0.4	285.18
#50	mindfulness	1,466	255,803	591.5	2.1	277.30

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