HyperDic: mahayana_buddhism

English > 1 sense of the expression Mahayana Buddhism:
NOUNcognitionMahayana Buddhism, Mahayanaone of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation especially through faith alone
English > Mahayana Buddhism: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningOne of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation especially through faith alone; the dominant religion of China / China and Tibet and Japan.
SynonymMahayana
NarrowerYogacaraOne of the main traditions of Mahayana Buddhism
BroaderBuddhismThe teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation / meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
Spanishmahayana, Mahayana
Catalanmahayana

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