mahayana buddhism

Noun
  1. One of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation especially through faith alone;
    The dominant religion of China and Tibet and Japan (synset 106250995)
    is a type of: buddhism - the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
    subtypes: yogacara - one of the main traditions of Mahayana Buddhism; holds that the mind is real but that objects are just ideas or states of consciousness
    same as: mahayana

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