"महायान" meaning in All languages combined

See महायान on Wiktionary

Proper name [Hindi]

IPA: /mə.ɦɑː.jɑːn/ [Delhi], [mɐ.ɦäː.jä̃ːn] [Delhi] Forms: mahāyān [romanization], مہایان [Urdu]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna); equivalent to महा- (mahā-, “great”) + यान (yān, “vehicle”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|hi|sa|महायान}} Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna), {{pre|hi|महा|यान|t1=great|t2=vehicle}} महा- (mahā-, “great”) + यान (yān, “vehicle”) Head templates: {{hi-proper noun|g=m|ur=مہایان}} महायान • (mahāyān) m (Urdu spelling مہایان)
  1. (Buddhism) Mahayana Categories (topical): Buddhism

Proper name [Marathi]

IPA: /mə.ɦa.jan/, [mʱa.jan] Audio: LL-Q1571 (mar)-Neelima64-महायान.wav Forms: mahāyān [romanization]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna). Etymology templates: {{lbor|mr|sa|महायान}} Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna) Head templates: {{head|mr|proper noun|g=m|tr=}} महायान • (mahāyān) m, {{mr-proper noun|g=m}} महायान • (mahāyān) m
  1. (Buddhism) Mahayana Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-महायान-mr-name-I52fRWtQ Categories (other): Marathi entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

Proper name [Sanskrit]

IPA: /mɐ.ɦɑːˈjɑː.n̪ɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Compound of महा (mahā, “great”) + यान (yāna, “vehicle”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|sa|महा|यान|t1=great|t2=vehicle}} Compound of महा (mahā, “great”) + यान (yāna, “vehicle”) Head templates: {{sa-prop|g=n}} महायान • (mahāyāna) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n|novedic=1}} Forms: mahāyāna [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], महायानम् [nominative, singular], महायाने [dual, nominative], महायानानि [nominative, plural], महायान [singular, vocative], महायाने [dual, vocative], महायानानि [plural, vocative], महायानम् [accusative, singular], महायाने [accusative, dual], महायानानि [accusative, plural], महायानेन [instrumental, singular], महायानाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], महायानैः [instrumental, plural], महायानाय [dative, singular], महायानाभ्याम् [dative, dual], महायानेभ्यः [dative, plural], महायानात् [ablative, singular], महायानाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], महायानेभ्यः [ablative, plural], महायानस्य [genitive, singular], महायानयोः [dual, genitive], महायानानाम् [genitive, plural], महायाने [locative, singular], महायानयोः [dual, locative], महायानेषु [locative, plural]
  1. (Buddhism) Mahayana (a school of Buddhism widely practised in East Asia and Vietnam which accepts non-Pali canon scriptures, recognizes a broader array of buddhas and bodhisattvas, and whose spiritual objective is to achieve Buddhahood and liberate other beings, rather than simply to achieve personal enlightenment, as in Theravada Buddhism) Categories (topical): Buddhism
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      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna)",
      "name": "lbor"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "महा",
        "3": "यान",
        "t1": "great",
        "t2": "vehicle"
      },
      "expansion": "महा- (mahā-, “great”) + यान (yān, “vehicle”)",
      "name": "pre"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna); equivalent to महा- (mahā-, “great”) + यान (yān, “vehicle”).",
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    {
      "form": "mahāyān",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "مہایان",
      "tags": [
        "Urdu"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "ur": "مہایان"
      },
      "expansion": "महायान • (mahāyān) m (Urdu spelling مہایان)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hindi",
  "lang_code": "hi",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Hindi entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hindi learned borrowings from Sanskrit",
        "Hindi lemmas",
        "Hindi masculine nouns",
        "Hindi proper nouns",
        "Hindi terms borrowed from Sanskrit",
        "Hindi terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "Hindi terms prefixed with महा-",
        "Hindi terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "hi:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mahayana"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "Mahayana",
          "Mahayana"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) Mahayana"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mə.ɦɑː.jɑːn/",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐ.ɦäː.jä̃ːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "महायान"
}

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        "1": "mr",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "महायान"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna)",
      "name": "lbor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mahāyān",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mr",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "महायान • (mahāyān) m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "महायान • (mahāyān) m",
      "name": "mr-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Marathi",
  "lang_code": "mr",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Marathi entries with incorrect language header",
        "Marathi learned borrowings from Sanskrit",
        "Marathi lemmas",
        "Marathi masculine nouns",
        "Marathi proper nouns",
        "Marathi terms borrowed from Sanskrit",
        "Marathi terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "Marathi terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "mr:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mahayana"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "Mahayana",
          "Mahayana"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) Mahayana"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mə.ɦa.jan/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mʱa.jan]"
    },
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}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "মহাযান",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: মহাযান (mohajan)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: মহাযান (mohajan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chinese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "大乘"
          },
          "expansion": "大乘 (Dàchéng)",
          "name": "zh-l"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "calque"
          },
          "expansion": "(calque)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinese: 大乘 (Dàchéng) (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "大乗",
            "2": "だいじょう"
          },
          "expansion": "大乗(だいじょう) (daijō)",
          "name": "ja-r"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: 大乗(だいじょう) (daijō)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Mahayana",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Mahayana",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Mahayana"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "महायान",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: महायान (mahāyān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: महायान (mahāyān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ne",
            "2": "महायान",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nepali: महायान (mahāyān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nepali: महायान (mahāyān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਮਹਾਯਾਨ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਮਹਾਯਾਨ (mahāyān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ਮਹਾਯਾਨ (mahāyān)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Compound"
      },
      "expansion": "Compound",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "महा",
        "3": "यान",
        "t1": "great",
        "t2": "vehicle"
      },
      "expansion": "Compound of महा (mahā, “great”) + यान (yāna, “vehicle”)",
      "name": "com+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of महा (mahā, “great”) + यान (yāna, “vehicle”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mahāyāna",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानम्",
      "roman": "mahāyānam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायाने",
      "roman": "mahāyāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानानि",
      "roman": "mahāyānāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायान",
      "roman": "mahāyāna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायाने",
      "roman": "mahāyāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानानि",
      "roman": "mahāyānāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानम्",
      "roman": "mahāyānam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायाने",
      "roman": "mahāyāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानानि",
      "roman": "mahāyānāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानेन",
      "roman": "mahāyānena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "mahāyānābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानैः",
      "roman": "mahāyānaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानाय",
      "roman": "mahāyānāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "mahāyānābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानेभ्यः",
      "roman": "mahāyānebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानात्",
      "roman": "mahāyānāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "mahāyānābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानेभ्यः",
      "roman": "mahāyānebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानस्य",
      "roman": "mahāyānasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानयोः",
      "roman": "mahāyānayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानानाम्",
      "roman": "mahāyānānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायाने",
      "roman": "mahāyāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानयोः",
      "roman": "mahāyānayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानेषु",
      "roman": "mahāyāneṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "महायान • (mahāyāna) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-prop"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "novedic": "1"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
        "Sanskrit compound terms",
        "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sanskrit lemmas",
        "Sanskrit neuter nouns",
        "Sanskrit proper nouns",
        "Sanskrit proper nouns in Devanagari script",
        "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
        "sa:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mahayana (a school of Buddhism widely practised in East Asia and Vietnam which accepts non-Pali canon scriptures, recognizes a broader array of buddhas and bodhisattvas, and whose spiritual objective is to achieve Buddhahood and liberate other beings, rather than simply to achieve personal enlightenment, as in Theravada Buddhism)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "Mahayana",
          "Mahayana"
        ],
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism#English"
        ],
        [
          "bodhisattva",
          "bodhisattva#English"
        ],
        [
          "Theravada",
          "Theravada#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) Mahayana (a school of Buddhism widely practised in East Asia and Vietnam which accepts non-Pali canon scriptures, recognizes a broader array of buddhas and bodhisattvas, and whose spiritual objective is to achieve Buddhahood and liberate other beings, rather than simply to achieve personal enlightenment, as in Theravada Buddhism)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐ.ɦɑːˈjɑː.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "महायान"
}

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