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| + | The [[Sanskrit]] [[word]] [[Mahayana]] means [[great vehicle]]. [[Great vehicle]] indicates a [[teaching]] capable of carrying many [[people]] to [[enlightenment]]. | ||
| − | + | The term is used in contrast with the [[lesser vehicle]], [[Hinayana]], a [[name]] given by [[Mahayanists]] to the more conservative [[monastic]] [[forms]] of [[Buddhism]] of their time and indicating a [[teaching]] that can carry only a limited number of [[people]] to [[enlightenment]]. | |
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Latest revision as of 15:21, 7 January 2016
great vehicle
大乗 (Jpn daijo )
Also, Great Vehicle.
The Mahayana teachings.
The Sanskrit word Mahayana means great vehicle. Great vehicle indicates a teaching capable of carrying many people to enlightenment.
The term is used in contrast with the lesser vehicle, Hinayana, a name given by Mahayanists to the more conservative monastic forms of Buddhism of their time and indicating a teaching that can carry only a limited number of people to enlightenment.
