Predominantly, however, the term referred to wheat.

Predominantly white in coloration ( more than 51 %) with black and / or tan markings, they exhibit either a smooth, rough or a combination of both which is known as a broken coat.

Predominantly German Jews through the 1880s, their remoteness and small numbers encouraged the practice of Reform Judaism, which in turn increased their interaction with non-Jews and hastened the erosion of their heritage.

Predominantly a farming community, Port Royal is also a significant tourist destination in Nova Scotia due to being the location of a historic French colonial settlement, commemorated by the Port-Royal National Historic Site of Canada which was established in 1925.

Predominantly made of wood and earth, the Gallic houses used stone only sparingly, which was saved for the ramparts.

Predominantly these are old colliery villages sited on top of the Durham Coalfield, which was exploited in the area from late 1800s, leading to a need to house workers from newly sunk collieries.

Predominantly rural, with a number of plantations ( Whistleberry Plantation and Backmuir Plantation being most prominent ) to feed the lace industry in Burnbank and Hamilton which had been sponsored since before 1778 by the then Duchess of Hamilton Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon.

Predominantly Indian settlements include Elbow Lake ; Naytahwaush which is the largest Indian community on the Reservation ; Pine Point ; Rice Lake ; Twin Lakes ; and White Earth which is the second largest Indian settlement on the Reservation.

Predominantly farmers, the Mossi are still bound by the traditions of the Mogho Naba, who hold court in Ouagadougou.

* Grade 3 ( Bacterial Vaginosis ): Predominantly Gardnerella and / or Mobiluncus morphotypes.

Predominantly rural until recent decades, the region traces many of its cultural activities to those rural resource-based economies of fishing, agriculture, forestry, and coal mining.

Predominantly a rural people, Malawians are generally conservative and traditionally nonviolent.

Predominantly rural and with limited natural resources, the Economy of Senegal gains most of its foreign exchange from fish, phosphates, groundnuts, tourism, and services.

Predominantly, however, it was Maxwell and Boltzmann, working independently, who reached similar conclusions as to the statistical nature of gaseous bodies.

Predominantly agricultural in nature, the area is also one of the poorest rural areas of Colorado.

Predominantly Malays before the 18th century, the ethnic composition changed dramatically when the British introduced new industries, and imported Chinese and Indian labor.

Predominantly derived from Cantonese cuisine, it may be so adapted to Western tastes that Chinese customers may be offered an entirely separate menu.

* McFarland, CA: Predominantly Mexican farming community with high cancer rate and land and water contaminated by pesticide spraying.

Predominantly Hispanic, Hialeah residents are characterized as having assimilated their cultural heritage and traditions into a hard-working and diverse community proud of its ethnicity and family oriented neighborhoods.

Predominantly a residential community consisting of one-acre ( 4, 000 m < sup > 2 </ sup >) lots, Upper Saddle River also contains a library, police station, fire station, ambulance corps, municipal hall, and three primary schools.

Predominantly, people instinctively feel more subjectively comfortable when receiving positive suggestions in the understanding-framework we understand most easily.

Predominantly a ground feeder, the Australian Magpie paces open areas methodically searching for insects and their larvae.

Predominantly black schools were situated in predominantly black neighborhoods on the south and west sides of the city, while predominantly white schools were located in predominantly white areas in the north, northwest and southwest sides of Chicago.

Predominantly urban regions have less than 15 percent of their population living in a rural community.

Predominantly British until the 19th Century, and then European-American in the late 19th and 20th centuries, as of the 2010 Census, the region features a rapidly growing Hispanic population in nearly all urban areas.

Predominantly animist peoples, with few ties to the Buddhist culture of the lowland Khmers, the Khmer Loeu had resented Sihanouk's attempts to " civilise " them.

Predominantly English-speaking, it is an affluent neighbourhood with well-educated residents.

Predominantly infecting humans and other primates, E. histolytica is estimated to infect about 50 million people worldwide.

* In Theravada Buddhism commentaries on the Pali Canon are known as atthakatha

With this in mind it is sometimes argued that the Theravada would not have been considered a " Hinayana " school by Mahayanists because unlike the now-extinct Sarvastivada school, the primary object of Mahayana criticism, the Theravada school does not claim the existence of independent dharmas ; in this it maintains the attitude of early Buddhism.

The predominant religion is Theravada Buddhism.

Theravada Buddhism was the link between Sri Lanka and Burma from the earliest times.

Religious activities in the tradition of Theravada Buddhism are also carried out, a tradition which all of these cultures share.

* Āyatana ( Sense Bases in Theravada Buddhism )

The Pali language ( the liturgical Prakrit language of Theravada Buddhism ) tends to be treated as a special exception from the variants of the Ardhamagadhi language, as Classical Sanskrit grammars do not consider it as a Prakrit per se, presumably for sectarian rather than linguistic reasons.

Consequently, as Theravada Buddhism spread to Thailand, the Theravada Sangha consisted only of monks.

Sinhalese culture is a unique one featuring back to as back as 2600 years and has been nourished by Theravada Buddhism.

The form of Buddhism in Sri Lanka is known as Theravada ( school of elders ).

Through Hariphunchai, the Tais of Chiang Saen adopted Theravada Buddhism and Sanskrit royal names.

The first ruler of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, King Ramathibodi I ( ruled 1351 to 1369 ), made two important contributions to Thai history: the establishment and promotion of Theravada Buddhism as the official religion – to differentiate his kingdom from the neighbouring Hindu kingdom of Angkor – and the compilation of the Dharmashastra, a legal code based on Hindu sources and traditional Thai custom.

International access through the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand made the South a crossroads for both Theravada Buddhism, centered at Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Islam, especially in the former Pattani kingdom on the border with Malaysia.

Theravada Buddhism is the official religion of Thailand and is officially the religion of about 97 % of its people.

Meat dishes are also commonly part of the alms offered to Buddhist monks in Thailand as vegetarianism is not considered obligatory in Theravada Buddhism ; but having an animal killed specifically to feed Buddhist monks is prohibited.

* King Anawrahta of Myanmar made a pilgrimage to Ceylon, returning to convert his country to Theravada Buddhism.

* Theravada Buddhism is officially introduced to Sri Lanka by the Venerable Mahinda.

* King Anawrahta of Burma captures Thanton in northern Thailand, strengthening Theravada Buddhism in the country.

He begins to propagate Theravada Buddhism as the state religion.

* 1260 – The newly formed Sukhothai kingdom of Thailand adopts Theravada Buddhism.

The new regime reforms Burmese Buddhism on Sri Lankan Theravada models.

* The newly formed Sukhothai kingdom of Thailand adopts Theravada Buddhism.

On the other hand, countries practicing Theravada Buddhism, such as Thailand, Burma, Cambodia and Sri Lanka, tend to take a much more conservative view of monastic life, and continue to observe precepts that forbid monks from touching women or working in certain secular roles.