Mahayana - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Mahayana :  (noun)
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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