hinayana

Noun
  1. A major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts (synset 108116441)
    is a type of: buddhism - a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha
    member holonym: hinayanist - an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism
  2. An offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism;
    It died out in India but survived in Sri Lanka and was taken from there to other regions of southwestern Asia (synset 106251706)
    is a type of: theravada, theravada buddhism - one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia
    same as: hinayana buddhism

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