HyperDic: hinayana_buddhism

English > 1 sense of the expression Hinayana Buddhism:
NOUNcognitionHinayana Buddhism, Hinayanaan offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism
English > Hinayana Buddhism: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningAn 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.
SynonymHinayana
BroaderTheravada, Theravada BuddhismOne of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts
Spanishhinayana
Catalanhinayana

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