Mahayana
noun/ˌmɑːhəˈjɑːnə/
/ˌmɑːhəˈjɑːnə/
(also Mahayana Buddhism)
[uncountable]- one of the two major forms of Buddhism compare TheravadaTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originfrom Sanskrit, from mahā ‘great’ + yāna ‘vehicle’.
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