Theravada Buddhism is one of the 19 schools that gave rise to original Buddhism, this being one of the main and oldest branches of it, it is characterized by being conservative and having a relative affinity with early Buddhism, which is why it is considered orthodox, its traditions are centered on the Pali Canon where the last teachings that Buddha imparted throughout his life after what was called enlightenment are found. It is currently considered the dominant religion in the Southeast Asian regions, it is believed that its faithful exceed 100 million people around the world.
This religion is characterized by promoting what they call the "teaching of analysis", they also emphasize what internal inspection is, stating that it has to be sincere and as a result of the individual experiences of each person, of the critical thinking of the Reasoning strongly opposing fanaticism and blind faith, in addition to this, emphasis is also placed on accepting the advice given by the wise, since said advice, together with one's own experiences, are tools that serve to evaluate practices.
Freedom is the primary objective of Theravada Buddhism, this thought is based on what are the so-called four noble truths, which is achieved when the individual reaches the state of nirvana thus completing what corresponds to the cycle of life and death. According to Theravada teachings, nirvana can only be achieved by those followers of Buddha.
In the Theravada, the Pali Canon is considered as the original texts where the Buddha's teachings were reflected, this canon was compiled in the three main Buddhist assemblies during the three centuries after the death of the Prophet Buddha, the first of these assemblies was in Rajagaha, which occurred 3 months after the death of Buddha by 500 monks led by Mahakassapa, 100 years later the second assembly took place in Vesali and finally the third in Pataliputta 200 years later, thus conforming what it is known today as Canon Pali.
