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Showing words for MAHAYANA using the English dictionary
8 Letter Words for Mahayana
mahayana
5 Letter Words for Mahayana
anama, haman, maana, mayan, yahan
4 Letter Words for Mahayana
amah, amay, anam, anay, ayah, haya, hymn, maha, mana, many, maya, myna, naam, yama, yana
3 Letter Words for Mahayana
aah, aam, aha, ama, amy, ana, any, ham, han, hay, hny, maa, man, may, mna, mya, naa, nah, nam, nay, yah, yam, yan
Definitions for Mahayana
[1] 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.
[2] 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
Origin of Mahayana
1865–70; < Sanskrit, equivalent to mahā- great + yāna vehicle
Other words from Mahayana
Ma·ha·ya·nist [mah-huh -yah -nist] /ˌmɑ həˈyɑ nɪst/ , noun
Word origin for Mahayana
from Sanskrit, from mahā great + yāna vehicle