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hinayana

/,hinə'jɑnə/

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noun
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
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hinayana buddhism

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theravada theravada buddhism
noun
a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts
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buddhism

Definition that contains hinayana

hinayanist an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism
hinayanism the religious doctrine of Hinayana Buddhism