Hinayana Definition

hēnə-yänə
noun
The oldest major movement or school in Buddhism, found especially in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia: it emphasizes the attainment of nirvana through meditation and monastic discipline.
Webster's New World
Theravada Buddhism.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Hinayana Buddhism
pronoun

(Buddhism) Theravada Buddhism.

Wiktionary

Origin of Hinayana

  • Sanskrit Hīnayānam lesser vehicle (as contrasted with Mahāyānam greater vehicle Mahayana) hīna- inferior ghē- in Indo-European roots yānam vehicle, way ei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Sanskrit हीनयान (hīnayāna, “lesser vehicle”).

    From Wiktionary

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