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Hinayana — [ˌhi:nə jα:nə] (also Hinayana Buddhism) noun a name given by the followers of Mahayana Buddhism to the more orthodox schools of early Buddhism, which survived in Sri Lanka as the Theravada school. Origin from Sanskrit hīna lesser + yāna vehicle … English new terms dictionary
Hinayana — Hīnayāna (Chinese: 小乘 Xiǎochèng ; Korean: 소승 Soseung ; Japanese: Shōjō ; Vietnamese: Tiểu thừa , bo|t=ཐེག་ཅུང་|w=, Mongolian: бага хөлгөн, baga kölgen ) is a Sanskrit and Pali term literally meaning:, the low vehicle , the inferior vehicle , or… … Wikipedia
Buddhism in Bangladesh — Buddhism is the third largest religion in Bangladesh with about 0.7% of population adheres to the Theravada Buddhism [ [http://www.banbeis.gov.bd/bd pro.htm BANGLADESH: COUNTRY PROFILE] ] . Most of the practitioners are from the south eastern… … Wikipedia
Buddhism — • The religious, monastic system, founded c. 500 B.C. on the basis of pantheistic Brahminism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Buddhism Buddhism … Catholic encyclopedia
Hinayana — n. 1. a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one s own efforts. [WordNet 1.5] 2. one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through one s own efforts; chiefly in Sri Lanka (Ceylon);… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hinayana — [hē΄nə yä′nə] n. [Sans hīnayāna, lit., lesser vehicle] the oldest major movement or school in Buddhism, found especially in Sri Lanka and SE Asia: it emphasizes the attainment of nirvana through meditation and monastic discipline … English World dictionary
Buddhism — Buddhist, n., adj. Buddhistic, Buddhistical, adj. Buddhistically, adv. /booh diz euhm, bood iz /, n. a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that… … Universalium
Buddhism — Buddh redirects here, for the Race Circuit, see Buddh International Circuit Standing Buddha. One of the earliest known representations of the Buddha, 1st 2nd century CE, Gandhara … Wikipedia
Buddhism in Central Asia — [ Tarim Basin, China, 9th 10th century.] Although Buddhism never developed a missionary movement [ [http://www.buddhistview.com/site/epage/8069 225.htm THE SPREAD OF BUDDHISM] ] , Buddha s teachings nevertheless spread far and wide on the Indian… … Wikipedia
Hinayana — /hee neuh yah neuh/, n. earlier of the two great schools of Buddhism, still prevalent in Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, and Cambodia, emphasizing personal salvation through one s own efforts. Also called Theravada. Cf. Mahayana. [1865 70; < Skt,… … Universalium
