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Mahayana definition

Maha·yana (mä′hə yä′nə)

noun

a major movement or school in Buddhism: it emphasizes acts of virtue and compassion rather than asceticism and contemplation

Etymology: Sans mahāyāna, lit., greater vehicle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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