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    hinayana

    hinayana - Dictionary definition and meaning for word hinayana

    Definition
    (noun) a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts Definition
    (noun) an offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism; it died out in India but survived in Sri Lanka and was taken from there to other regions of southwestern Asia
    Synonyms : hinayana buddhism
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