a liberal Buddhist school of Tibet, China, and Japan, whose adherents aim to disseminate Buddhist doctrines, seeking enlightenment not for themselves alone, but for all sentient beings
b.
(as modifier)
Mahayana Buddhism
Derived forms
Mahayanist (ˌMahaˈyanist)
noun
Word origin
from Sanskrit, from mahā great + yāna vehicle
Mahayana in American English
(ˌmɑhəˈjɑnə)
noun
a major movement or school in Buddhism: it emphasizes acts of virtue and compassion rather than asceticism and contemplation
Word origin
Sans mahāyāna, lit., greater vehicle
Examples of 'Mahayana' in a sentence
Mahayana
I suppose you could call me a Mahayana Buddhist, if you need a label.