Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mahayana

2 senses of mahayana

Sense 1
Mahayana -- (a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia)
       => Buddhism -- (a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha)

Sense 2
Mahayana, 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)
       => 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)