Mahayana

ma·hayana

UK/ˌmɑːhəˈjɑːnə/ US/ˌmʌhəˈjɑːnə/ uncommon

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a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia

one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation especially through faith alone; the dominant religion of China and Tibet and Japan

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Mahayana Buddhism

Origin

Borrowed from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna, literally “great vehicle”).

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singular	mahayana
plural	mahayanas

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