hinayana
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1. 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 (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | theravada, theravada buddhism, |
| definition | : | one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia (noun.cognition) |
2. a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | buddhism, |
| definition | : | a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | hinayanist, |
| definition | : | an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | hinayanist, |
| definition | : | an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | hinayanist, |
| definition | : | an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism (noun.person) |
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