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上座部

Shàng zuò bù

3-character word

What 上座部 means

1. Theravada school of Buddhism

The characters in 上座部

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 座zuòseat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation
• 部bùministry; department; section

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