Sthaviras
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klu yi sde - Nagasena. [one of the sixteen Sthaviras] [RY]
klu'i sde - one of the {'phags pa'i gnas brtan bcu drug}. the sixteen [Sthaviras] [arhats]; 1) naga city. 2) Nagasena. one of the Sixteen Sthaviras [RY]
gnas brtan bcu drug - Sixteen arhats. Also known as the Sixteen Sthaviras. Disciples of the Buddha who vowed to preserve the Dharma until the coming of Maitreya [RY]
rtsa ba'i sde pa bzhi - {thams cad yod par smra ba / dge 'dun phal chen pa / gnas brtan pa / mang pod bkur ba bzhi} Four Basic Schools. Mahasanghikas, Sthaviras, Sammitiyas, and Mulasarvastivadins; of Hinayana: {thams cad yod par smra/ /phal chen/ gnas brtan/ mang pos bkur ba bzhi} [RY]