Mahayana

2 definitions found

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

  Mahayana \Mahayana\ n.
     1. a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and
        universal salvation, found in China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal;
        Korea; and Mongolia.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  


     2. one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing
        a common search for universal salvation esp through faith
        alone; chiefly in China; Tibet; Japan.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Mahayana
       n 1: a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and
            universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea;
            Mongolia
       2: one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a
          common search for universal salvation especially through
          faith alone; the dominant religion of China and Tibet and
          Japan [syn: {Mahayana Buddhism}]