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Mahayana
Mahayana
English
Proper noun
Mahayana
- (Buddhism) A school of Buddhism widely practised in China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia. It literally means "Great Vehicle" and teaches that all can achieve salvation, and has more emphasis on social concerns, in general, than Theravada.
Translations
school of Buddhism
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See also
Irish
Etymology
From Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna, literally “Great Vehicle”).
Proper noun
Mahayana m
- (Buddhism) Mahayana
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Mahayana | Mhahayana | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||