Complex sentence: Sthaviravāda (Sanskrit. Chinese 上座部) literally "Teaching Of The Elders", was one of the two main movements in early Buddhism, the other being that of the Mahāsāṅghika.
Split into simpler sentences: Sthaviravāda (Sanskrit; Chinese 上座部) literally means "Teaching Of The Elders". It was one of the two main movements in early Buddhism, the other being that of the Mahāsāṅghika.