थेरवाद (खंड) के संपादन कइल जात बा

==बिस्व में अनुयायी लोग==
Theravāda Buddhism is followed by countries and people around the globe, and is:
*In [[South Asia]]:{{cn}}
**[[Buddhism in Nepal|Nepal]] 
**[[Buddhism in Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]] (by 70% of the population)
**[[Buddhism in Bangladesh|Bangladesh]] (by 0.7% of the population)
**[[Buddhism in India|India]] (0.8%)
*In [[Southeast Asia]]:
**[[Buddhism in Cambodia|Cambodia]] (by 95% of the population)
**[[Buddhism in Laos|Laos]] (by 67% of the population)
**[[Buddhism in Myanmar|Myanmar]] (by 89% of the population)
**[[Buddhism in Thailand|Thailand]] (by 90% of the population, 94% of the population that practises religion)
**[[Buddhism in Vietnam|Vietnam]] (by the [[Khmer Krom]])
*In other parts of [[Asia]]:
**[[Buddhism in China|China]] (mainly by the [[Shan people|Shan]] and other [[Tai peoples|Tai]] ethnic groups)
**[[Buddhism in Malaysia|Malaysia]] 
**[[Buddhism in Indonesia|Indonesia]]
**[[Buddhism in Singapore|Singapore]]
*Theravāda has also recently gained popularity in the [[Western Buddhism|Western world]].

Today, Theravāda Buddhists, otherwise known as Theravadins, number over 150 million worldwide, and during the past few decades Theravāda Buddhism has begun to [[Vipassana movement|take root in the West]]{{refn|group=lower-alpha|John Bullit: "In the last century, however, the West has begun to take notice of Theravāda's unique spiritual legacy and teachings of Awakening. In recent decades, this interest has swelled, with the monastic Sangha from the schools within Theravāda establishing dozens of monasteries across Europe and North America."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/whats-thera.htm |title=What is Theravāda Buddhism? |first=John |last=Bullitt |work= BuddhaNet |accessdate=13 मई 2016 }}</ref>}} and in the [[History of Buddhism in India#Revival of Buddhism in India|Buddhist revival in India]].<ref>[http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_630.html#3875 Adherants.com] - See the citations under 'Theravāda Buddhism&nbsp;— World'</ref>