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English noun: Mahayana

1. Mahayana (group) a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia


Broader (hypernym)Buddhism


Member holonymMahayanist

2. Mahayana (cognition) 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


SynonymsMahayana Buddhism


Broader (hypernym)Buddhism


Narrower (hyponym)Yogacara









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