Mahayana
US'mɔhə'jɔnə
معنی فارسی
ماهايانا
معنی کامل و مثالها
/mä´hǝ yä´nǝ/n.
● (هندوستان) ماهایانا (شاخهای از آیین بودایی)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna), meaning 'great vehicle'.
مثال
- Mahayana Buddhism is practiced in many East Asian countries.
- The Lotus Sutra is a significant text in Mahayana Buddhism.
- The goal of Mahayana practitioners is to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings.
ترکیبهای رایج
Mahayana Buddhism Mahayana tradition Mahayana scriptures
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia
- 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