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hinayana

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Noun
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Hi=na=ya=na

CIDE DICTIONARY

hinayanan. 
  •  a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts.  [WordNet 1.5]
  •  one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through one's own efforts; chiefly in Sri Lanka (Ceylon); Myanmar (Burma); Thailand; Cambodia.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hinayana, n. = THERAVADA.

Etymology
Skr. f. hina lesser + yana vehicle

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