1、In ancient Burma, Theravada Buddhism kept a close relationship with the royal power.
在古代緬甸，上座部佛教一直同王權保持著緊密的聯(lián)系。

2、In the meantime, Sri Lanka became the centre of the earlier Theravada order of Buddhism.
與此同時，斯里蘭卡成了佛教早期派別上座部的中心。

3、The arts have historically been influenced by Theravada Buddhism, as well as literature.
藝術和文學在歷史上受小乘佛教的影響。

4、According to the last census, 94.6% of Thais are Buddhists of the Theravada tradition.
根據(jù)2000年最新統(tǒng)計，94.6%的泰國人是傳統(tǒng)的小乘佛教教徒。