mahayana

2 definitions found

mahayana - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mahayana \Mahayana\ n.
     1. a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and
        universal salvation, found in China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal;
        Korea; and Mongolia.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing
        a common search for universal salvation esp through faith
        alone; chiefly in China; Tibet; Japan.
        [WordNet 1.5]

mahayana - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Mahayana
      n 1: a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and
           universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea;
           Mongolia
      2: 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 [syn: Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhism]