Mahayana

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna, literally “Great Vehicle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌmɑːhəˈjɑːnə/, /ˌmʌhəˈjɑːnə/

Proper noun

Mahayana

  1. (Buddhism) A school of Buddhism widely practised in East Asia and Vietnam which accepts non-Pali canon scriptures, recognizes a broader array of buddhas and bodhisattvas, and whose spiritual objective is to achieve Buddhahood and liberate other beings, rather than simply to achieve personal enlightenment, as in Theravada Buddhism.

Hyponyms
  • (school of Buddhism): Zen

Derived terms

Translations

See also

References
  • “Mahayana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna, literally “Great Vehicle”).

Proper noun

Mahayana m (genitive Mahayana)

  1. (Buddhism) Mahayana

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Mahayana Mhahayana not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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