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mahayana

Ma·ha·ya·na
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mah-huh-yah-nuh]
    • /ˌmɑ həˈyɑ nə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mah-huh-yah-nuh]
    • /ˌmɑ həˈyɑ nə/

Definitions of mahayana word

  • noun mahayana the later of the two great schools of Buddhism, chiefly in China, Tibet, and Japan, characterized by eclecticism and a general belief in a common search for salvation, sometimes thought to be attainable through faith alone. 1
  • noun mahayana a liberal Buddhist school of Tibet, China, and Japan, whose adherents aim to disseminate Buddhist doctrines, seeking enlightenment not for themselves alone, but for all sentient beings 0
  • noun mahayana (as modifier) 0
  • noun mahayana a major movement or school in Buddhism: it emphasizes acts of virtue and compassion rather than asceticism and contemplation 0
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Origin of mahayana

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; < Sanskrit, equivalent to mahā- great + yāna vehicle

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Parts of speech for Mahayana

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • saddharma-pundarika

    a Mahayana sutra, forming with its references to Amida and the Bodhisattvas the basis for the doctrine that there is something of Buddha in everyone, so that salvation is universally available: a central text of Mahayana Buddhism.

  • hinayana

    earlier of the two great schools of Buddhism, still prevalent in Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, and Cambodia, emphasizing personal salvation through one's own efforts.

  • lamaism

    the Buddhism of Tibet and Mongolia, a Mahayana form including non-Buddhist Indian elements as well as elements of the preexisting Bön shamanism.

  • madhyamika

    a school of philosophy, of a.d. c200, that attempted a reconciliation with Hinayana from a Mahayana position.

  • prajnā-paramita

    a series of sutras dealing with the perfection of wisdom: systematized by the Madhyamikas.

  • pranidhana

    (in Mahayana Buddhism) the resolution not to enter nirvana until all beings are ready to enter.
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