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HINAYANA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Hinayana; Hinayana Buddhism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Hinayana" is a kind of...):
Theravada; Theravada Buddhism (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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Hinayana" is a kind of...):
Buddhism (a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha)
Meronyms (members of "Hinayana"):
Hinayanist (an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism)
Derivation:
Hinayanist (an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism)
