{"slug": "theravada", "label": "Theravada", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theravada", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132265", "qid": "Q132265", "description": "major branch of Buddhism following the Pāli Canon, dominant in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [-249, 1966], "span_label": ["250 BCE", "1966 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 4}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Theravada Buddhism", "Theravada Buddhist", "Theravāda"], "related": [{"slug": "thailand", "label": "Thailand", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "myanmar", "label": "Myanmar", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sukhothai-kingdom", "label": "Sukhothai Kingdom", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ayutthaya-kingdom", "label": "Ayutthaya Kingdom", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sri-lanka", "label": "Sri Lanka", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "maurya-empire", "label": "Maurya Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ashoka", "label": "Ashoka", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "buddhists", "label": "Buddhists", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -249, "year_label": "250 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "According to the Theravāda commentaries and chronicles, the Third Buddhist Council is convened by the Mauryan king Ashoka at Pataliputra (modern Patna), under the leadership of the monk Moggaliputta Tissa. Its objective is to purify the Buddhist movement, particularly from opportunistic factions which are being attracted by the royal patronage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1278897656#India", "title": "250 BC", "revid": 1278897656, "section": "Events › By place › India"}}, {"year": 1057, "year_label": "1057 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Anawrahta captures Thaton, the capital of the Thaton Kingdom, strengthening Theravada Buddhism in Burma.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1335991921#Asia", "title": "1057", "revid": 1335991921, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 1083, "year_label": "1083 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Shin Panthagu, Burmese Buddhist monk and primate (d. 1174)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267070185#Births", "title": "1083", "revid": 1267070185, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1260, "year_label": "1260 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The newly formed Sukhothai Kingdom of Thailand adopts Theravada Buddhism.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366894029#Religion", "title": "1260", "revid": 1366894029, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1351, "year_label": "1351 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "March 4", "text": "March 4 – The Ayutthaya Kingdom is established by King Uthong (Ramathibodi I) in modern-day Thailand. He begins to propagate Theravada Buddhism as the state religion.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275601006#January–December", "title": "1351", "revid": 1275601006, "section": "Events › January–December"}}, {"year": 1966, "year_label": "1966 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The World Buddhist Sangha Council is convened by Theravadins in Sri Lanka, with the hope of bridging differences and working together.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370246126#Date_unknown", "title": "1966", "revid": 1370246126, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}]}