"Mahayana" meaning in English

See Mahayana in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌmɑːhəˈjɑːnə/, /ˌmʌhəˈjɑːnə/
Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna, literally “Great Vehicle”). Etymology templates: {{translit|en|sa|महायान|lit=Great Vehicle}} Transliteration of Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna, literally “Great Vehicle”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mahayana
  1. (Buddhism) 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. Wikipedia link: Mahayana Categories (topical): Buddhism Hyponyms (school of Buddhism): Zen Derived forms: Mahayanism, Mahayanist, Mahayanistic Related terms: Madhyamika Translations (school of Buddhism): မဟာယာန (ma.hayana.) (Burmese), 大乘佛教 (Dàchéng Fójiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 北傳佛教 (Chinese Mandarin), 北传佛教 (Běichuán Fójiào) (Chinese Mandarin), Mahajano (Esperanto), Mahayana (Indonesian), Búdachas Mahayana [masculine] (Irish), Mahayana (Irish), 大乗 (daijō) (alt: だいじょう) (Japanese), 大乗仏教 (Daijō Bukkyō) (Japanese), Ик Көлгн (Ik Kölgn) (Kalmyk), មហាយាន (mɔɔhaayiən) (Khmer), 대승불교 (daeseungbulgyo) (Korean), ມະຫາຍານ (Lao), Mahayana (Malay), Маха́яна (Maxájana) [feminine] (Russian), มหายาน (má-hǎa-yaan) (Thai), Đại thừa (Vietnamese)
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