Mahayana

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Mahayana

  1. (Buddhism) One of the two primary branches of Buddhism that emerged around the 1st century BCE, which accepts non-Pali canon scriptures, and emphasizes the path of bodhisattva.
    Synonym: Great Vehicle
    Coordinate term: Theravada

Hyponyms

  • (school of Buddhism): Zen

Derived terms

Translations

See also

References

  • “Mahayana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Further reading

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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