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 Definitions of hinayana  [ˌhi nəˈyɑ nə]  

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Definition of 'hinayana' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Hinayana
Theravada.

Etymology:  (1865–70; < Skt, =hīna lesser, inferior +yāna vehicle)

Definition of 'hinayana' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Hinayana
a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts

2. (noun) Hinayana, 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

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