| NOUN | group | Hinayana | a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts |
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| cognition | Hinayana, Hinayana Buddhism | an offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism |
| Meaning | A major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts. | |
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| Members | Hinayanist | An adherent of Hinayana Buddhism |
| Broader | Buddhism | A religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha |
| Spanish | hinayana | |
| Nouns | Hinayanist | an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism |
| Meaning | An offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism; it died out in India but survived in Sri Lanka and was taken from there to other regions of southwestern Asia. | |
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| Synonym | Hinayana Buddhism | |
| Broader | Theravada, Theravada Buddhism | One of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts |
| Spanish | hinayana | |
| Catalan | hinayana | |
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