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Meaning of HINAYANA
Pronunciation:
`heenu'yânu
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
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
[n]
a
major
school
of
Buddhism
teaching
personal
salvation
through
one
'
s
own
efforts
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Buddhism
,
Buddhism
,
Hinayanist
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