Hinayana

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hinayana \Hinayana\ n.
     1. a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation
        through one's own efforts.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. 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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Hinayana
       n 1: a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation
            through one's own efforts
       2: an offensive name for Theravada Buddhism [syn: {Hinayana
          Buddhism}]