Mahayana

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna, literally “Great Vehicle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɑːhəˈjɑːnə/, /ˌmʌhəˈjɑːnə/

Proper noun

Mahayana

  1. (Buddhism) A school of Buddhism widely practised in East Asia and Vietnam which accepts non-Pali canon scriptures, recognizes a broader array of buddhas and bodhisattvas, and whose spiritual objective is to achieve Buddhahood and liberate other beings, rather than simply to achieve personal enlightenment, as in Theravada Buddhism.

Hyponyms

  • (school of Buddhism): Zen

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References

  • “Mahayana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna, literally “Great Vehicle”).

Proper noun

Mahayana m (genitive Mahayana)

  1. (Buddhism) Mahayana

Mutation

Mutated forms of Mahayana
radical lenition eclipsis
Mahayana Mhahayana not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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