noun
Origin: Sans mahāyāna, lit., greater vehicle
See Mahayana in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Sanskrit Mahāyānam, greater vehicle (as contrasted with Hīnayānam, lesser vehicle; see Hinayana)
Origin: : mahā-, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots
Origin: + yānam, vehicle; see ei- in Indo-European roots
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