Mahayana
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˌmɑːhəˈjɑːnə/, /ˌmʌhəˈjɑːnə/
- (Buddhism) A school of Buddhism widely practised in East Asia and Vietnam which accepts non-Pali canon scriptures, recognizes a broader array of buddhas and bodhisattvas, and whose spiritual objective is to achieve Buddhahood and liberate other beings, rather than simply to achieve personal enlightenment, as in Theravada Buddhism.
- Russian: Маха́яна
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