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Hinayana
 
SYLLABICATION:Hi·na·ya·na
PRONUNCIATION:  hn-yän
NOUN: Offensive Theravada Buddhism.
ETYMOLOGY:Sanskrit Hnaynam, lesser vehicle (as contrasted with Mahynam, greater vehicle; see Mahayana) : hna-, inferior; see gh- in Appendix I + ynam, vehicle, way; see ei- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:Hina·yanist —NOUN
Hina·ya·nistic (-yä-nstk) —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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