Mahayana (n.)

  1. a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia

    [ Syn: mahayana ]

  2. 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 ]

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