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Mahayana
[ mah-huh-yah-nuh ]
noun
- the later of the two great schools of Buddhism, chiefly in China, Tibet, and Japan, characterized by eclecticism and a general belief in a common search for salvation, sometimes thought to be attainable through faith alone.
Mahayana
/ ˌɑːəˈɑːə /
noun
- a liberal Buddhist school of Tibet, China, and Japan, whose adherents aim to disseminate Buddhist doctrines, seeking enlightenment not for themselves alone, but for all sentient beings
- ( as modifier )
Mahayana Buddhism
Derived Forms
- ˌѲˈⲹԾ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- Ѳ··ⲹ·Ծ [mah-h, uh, -, yah, -nist], noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Mahayana1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Mahayana1
Example Sentences
It is most common in East Asia’s Buddhist Mahayana traditions found in Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
But Zen is the most purified and austere tradition in Mahayana Buddhism.
Zen is the most purified and austere tradition in Mahayana Buddhism, and “Mind Over Matter” brings out more than 50 objects from the Freer’s rich collection of Zen art, one of the largest outside Japan.
Women can be ordained as the equivalent of monks in China, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam, mostly dominated by the Mahayana school of Buddhism.
There are some Vietnamese attendees, too, but most Vietnamese Buddhists align with Mahayana Buddhism, and on the Coast, most Vietnamese Americans are Catholic.
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