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nounone 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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nouna major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongoliatype of:
Definition that contains mahayana
- zen school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
- zen buddhism school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
- mahayanism the religious doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism
- yogacara one of the main traditions of Mahayana Buddhism; holds that the mind is real but that objects are just ideas or states of consciousness
- mahayanist an adherent of Mahayana Buddhism