| NOUN | group | Mahayana | a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation |
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| cognition | Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhism | one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation especially through faith alone |
| Sounds | maa.hhahyaa'nah | |
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| Rhymes | Altoona ... zona: 128 rhymes with nah... | |
| Meaning | A major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia. | |
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| Members | Mahayanist | An adherent of Mahayana 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 | mahayana | |
| Nouns | Mahayanist | an adherent of Mahayana Buddhism |
| Meaning | One 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. | |
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| Synonym | Mahayana Buddhism | |
| Narrower | Yogacara | One of the main traditions of Mahayana Buddhism |
| Broader | Buddhism | The 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 |
| Spanish | mahayana, Mahayana | |
| Catalan | mahayana | |
| Nouns | Mahayanist | an adherent of Mahayana Buddhism |
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