Mahayana
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia
Types & categories
- Buddhism hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Mahayanist member meronym
Related & opposite
- Mahayanist derivation
Sense 2 noun
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
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- Mahayanist derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | Mahayanist |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | Mahayanist |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | Buddhism |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | Mahayanist |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | Buddhism |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | Yogacara |