'Mahayana' definitions:
Definition of 'Mahayana'
(from WordNet)
noun
A major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia
noun
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 [syn: Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhism]
Definition of 'Mahayana'
From: GCIDE
- Mahayana \Mahayana\ n.
- 1. a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation, found in China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; and Mongolia. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation esp through faith alone; chiefly in China; Tibet; Japan. [WordNet 1.5]