Definition of Hinayana

Noun: Hinayana  ,hi-nu'yaa-nu or ,hee-nu'yaa-nu

1. 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
    
2. A major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts

See also:
Hinault
Hinayanism

Anagrams containing the word Hinayana

haiyanna ahinayan nahinaya anahinay yanahina ayanahin nayanahi inayanah