Dictionary Definition Example Sentences Word History Related Articles Entries Near Cite this Entry Share More from M-W Show less Save Word MahayananounMa·ha·ya·na ˌmä-hə-ˈyä-nə : a liberal and theistic branch of Buddhism comprising sects chiefly in China and...
SILK Summary This study investigates some problems regardingthe definition of Mahayana Buddhism.Tracingthe historyof the notionin modem scholarship,it pays particular attentionto the questionof the relationbetween Mahayanaand so-called Hinayana or SectarianBuddhism.Findingthe commonlyused methodsof ...
The meaning of MAHAYANA is a liberal and theistic branch of Buddhism comprising sects chiefly in China and Japan, recognizing a large body of scripture in addition to the Pali canon, and teaching social concern and universal salvation.
Mahayana, movement that arose within Indian Buddhism around the beginning of the Common Era and became by the 9th century the dominant influence on the Buddhist cultures of Central and East Asia, which it remains today. It spread at one point also to Sou