Definition of hinayana Hinayana

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We found 3 definitions of hinayana from 2 different sources.

What does hinayana mean?

Noun
hinayana - a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts
		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
hinayana - 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
		Hinayana Buddhism