Associations to the word «Hinayana»

Wiktionary

HINAYANA, proper noun. (Buddhism) Theravada Buddhism.

Dictionary definition

HINAYANA, noun. A major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts.
HINAYANA, noun. 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.

Wise words

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Victor Hugo