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单词 Hinayana
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Hinayana /hin-ə-yäˈnə/

noun

Theravada, one of the two main systems of practice and belief into which Buddhism split, the ‘Little or Lesser Vehicle’ (orig so called derogatorily by Mahayana Buddhists), the form of Buddhism found in Sri Lanka and SE Asia, holding more conservatively than Mahayana Buddhism to the original teachings of the Buddha and the practices of the original Buddhist communities

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of this form of Buddhism

ORIGIN: Sans hīna little, lesser, and yāna vehicle
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