Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Hinayanist | Yes | No | No | No |
Hinayana | Yes | No | No | No |
Hinayanist (noun) | Hinayana (noun) |
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an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism | 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 |
a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts |