Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Offensive Theravada Buddhism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts.
- noun one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through one's own efforts; chiefly in Sri Lanka (Ceylon); Myanmar (Burma); Thailand; Cambodia.
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- proper noun Buddhism
Theravada Buddhism .
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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
- noun a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts
Etymologies
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Thus the Hinayana is oriented towards working on the self; the Mahayana towards working with the other (and with otherness).
Hegel on Buddhism 2007
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The terms Hinayana (Theg-dman) and Mahayana (Theg-chen), meaning modest or “lesser” vehicle and vast or “greater” vehicle, first appeared in The Sutras on Far-reaching Discriminating Awareness (Sher-phyin-gyi mdo, Skt. Prajnaparamita Sutras; The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras), as a way of expressing the superiority of Mahayana.
A Brief History of Buddhism in India before the Thirteenth-Century Invasions 2007
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Although some have suggested alternative names to refer to the eighteen as a whole, we shall use the more commonly known term Hinayana for them, but without intending any pejorative connotation.
A Brief History of Buddhism in India before the Thirteenth-Century Invasions 2007
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The terms Hinayana (Lesser Vehicle or Modest Vehicle) and Mahayana (Greater Vehicle or Vast Vehicle) originated in The Prajnaparamita Sutras (The Sutras on Far-Reaching Discriminating Awareness, The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras).
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Theravada ( "tradition of the elders") Buddhism is also sometimes referred to as Hinayana ( "little vehicle") Buddhism.
Cambodian Buddhism 2008
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Thus, calling Hinayana "Southern Buddhism" and Mahayana "Northern Buddhism" is also inadequate.
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The shravaka sutras, often called the Hinayana (modest vehicle) sutras, include the Pali canon of the Theravada tradition and the Sanskrit canons of seventeen other early Indian Buddhist schools.
Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship ��� 11 Seeing a Mentor as a Buddha 2000
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The Hinayana, which is today the type of Buddhism in Ceylon, Burma and
Buddhism and Buddhists in China Lewis Hodus
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The canon of Southern scripture is called the Hinayana, the
The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885
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I use the term "Hinayana" here in line with the Tibetan
Hegel on Buddhism 2007
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