Hinayana Buddhism

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Hinayana Buddhism - an offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism; it died out in India but survived in Sri Lanka and was taken from there to other regions of southwestern AsiaHinayanaTheravada, Theravada Buddhism - one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia

Hinayana Buddhism

Hinayana Buddhism:

see BuddhismBuddhism
, religion and philosophy founded in India c.525 B.C. by Siddhartha Gautama, called the Buddha. There are over 300 million Buddhists worldwide. One of the great world religions, it is divided into two main schools: the Theravada or Hinayana in Sri Lanka and SE Asia, and
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Hinayana Buddhism

Related to Hinayana Buddhism: Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhism

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Synonyms for Hinayana Buddhism

noun an offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism

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Hinayana

Related Words

Theravada
Theravada Buddhism

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