Buddhism vs Mahayana Buddhism

Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Buddhism	Yes	No	No	No
Mahayana Buddhism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Mahayana Buddhism is a hyponym of Buddhism; that is, Mahayana Buddhism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Buddhism:

Buddhism: the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
Mahayana Buddhism: 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

Other hyponyms of Buddhism include Mahayana, Theravada, Theravada Buddhism, Lamaism, Tibetan Buddhism, Zen, Zen Buddhism, Shingon, Tantra, Tantrism.

Buddhism (noun)	Mahayana Buddhism (noun)
the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth	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
a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha

Buddhism vs Mahayana Buddhism

Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism both are nouns.

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