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I'm looking for the best picture or any informations about the KAF's U-6 (Beaver). It seem that the KAF had 3 aircrafts.
But in 1971, during the viet cong's sapper attack at the Pochentong Air Base,at least 1 Beaver was destroyed.In 1972
at leat 1 Beaver was refurbished with a new engine.
http://www.khmerairforce.com/AAK-KAF/AVNK-AAK-KAF/Cambodia-Beaver-KAF.JPG
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A few problems with the claims of the edits of this user. He claims that the Theravada "preserved the teachings of Gautama Buddha in the Pāli Canon". This is historically untrue and without citable scholarly sources. The Pali Canon was put into writing before the Theravada school existed. The source cited (Bhikkhu Bodhi) makes no such claim. Furthermore, he claims that Theravada is "the most ancient branch of Buddhism still existent today". Once again the sources cited for these claims make no such pronouncement. Thus wikipuffery is compounded by scholarly inaccuracy. The user is unwilling to engage in constructive dialogue. regards. 82.27.90.157 (talk) 16:59, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The view that Theravada is the most ancient school is historically unsupportable.
- Tom Kent — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.151.157.235 (talk) 01:19, 22 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment: The choice of article titles isn't supposed to follow usage in the article, but the WP:Article titles policy. Theravada (without diacritics) does appear to be widely adopted in general English usage, and probably should be preferred per WP:USEENGLISH. However, this does seem to conflict with the preference of some contributors to treat such names and words as technical Pali-language terms and follow the IAST transliteration. Maybe this is a wider issue that should be discussed at WP:BUDDHISM? --Paul_012 (talk) 17:45, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I understand your point of view, but I think it looks a bit odd if the article and the title do not match. Theravāda is the spelling most commonly used in serious publications (for example, Theravāda Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo by Richard Gombrich). Khiikiat (talk) 14:44, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This is going to be tricky to determine. While the book uses the diacritic, even the publisher's webpage for the book doesn't.[1] It does raise another question though. Would Theravada Buddhism (or Theravāda Buddhism) be a more natural form of reference to the subject? --Paul_012 (talk) 19:30, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, Theravāda Buddhism would be a better title for the article than Theravāda. The publisher's failure to spell the title of Gombrich's book correctly doesn't really prove anything. It's just diacritical laziness. Khiikiat (talk) 00:32, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I agree it doesn't prove anything; I was thinking more about how this could lead to incorrect conclusions from glancing at Google results. --Paul_012 (talk) 14:51, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose the diacritic form is not the COMMONNAME[2]. Neutral on including "Buddhism" in the title. (t · c) buidhe 16:18, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Theravāda is the correct spelling. Le Duan is more common than Lê Duẩn, but the article (a good one) is entitled Lê Duẩn because that is the correct spelling. Khiikiat (talk) 23:42, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose any move. The current title is common and concise, and correct by our article naming policy. Redirects from the other possibilities already exist. The only problem to solve is to stop edits like this one that just muddy the waters. Hopefully this RM will help to bring stability. Andrewa (talk) 17:57, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
How did I "muddy the waters"? I changed the redirect because I had already moved the page from Theravada to Theravāda. Changing the redirect was the right thing to do. Khiikiat (talk) 23:07, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It was just one link in a chain of well-intended but misguided actions, and I see no point in untangling them. This RM is the right way to go to sort it all out. Thank you for raising it. Andrewa (talk) 23:38, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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A factual error about primary schools in Thailand[edit]
This statement "In fact today about half of the primary schools in Thailand are located in monasteries" found under the section "Lay devotee" is most likely wrong.
Nowadays, Thai primary schools are mainly run and funded by the government and not by monasteries. A citation would be necessary to justify this statement.
However, the statement may have been true two or three generations ago when most people in the villages would go to the monastery for primary education (reading and writing).
Besides that, I very much appreciate the article.
--Wikiesm (talk) 23:27, 10 December 2021 (UTC)Ernst[reply]
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Comment I'm indifferent over Theravada or Theravada Buddhism, I think both are perfectly acceptable titles. I do think that if the title was to change then we should also change Mahayana to Mahayana Buddhism, as well as change Vajrayāna to Vajrayāna Buddhism for the sake of consistency. Which I think are perfectly sensible changes. Wikiman5676 (talk) 17:24, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I would agree with you there, and am somewhat indifferent to the changes myself. But I think the proposed titles will clarify things for our readers. QueenofBithynia (talk) 10:46, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support: This is a practical change for readers, and also one that is supported by the sources, with most of those that feature 'Theravada' in the title following it with 'Buddhism'. It would also be consistent with the solution for other religions, for example in: Sunni Islam/Shia Islam. What is lost in concision is gained in recognisability, naturalness, precision and consistency. Iskandar323 (talk) 19:38, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support per my comments in the previous discussion, though I don't feel strongly about it and am quite fine with any variation: with or without Buddhism, and also with or without the diacritic. --Paul_012 (talk) 12:14, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]