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单词 Hinayana
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Definition of Hinayana in English:

Hinayana

(also Hinayana Buddhism)
noun ˌhiːnəˈjɑːnəˌhēnəˈyänə
mass noun
  • A pejorative name given by the followers of Mahayana Buddhism to the more conservative schools of early Buddhism. The tradition died out in India, but it survived in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) as the Theravada school and was taken from there to other regions of SE Asia.

    小乘佛法(大乘佛教教徒对古代较为正统的佛教派别的称呼;该传统在印度已消失,但在锡兰[今斯里兰卡]以上座部之名而幸存,后传至东南亚其他地区)。见THERAVADA

    See Theravada
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dhammapada (Path of Virtue) is the most famous text of Hinayana Buddhism, perhaps with the exception of Sutta Pitaka.
    • Ninety percent of Burmese follow the Theravada form of Buddhism, also know as Hinayana Buddhism.
    • But even if one is practicing Hinayana or Mahayana practice, the entire goal is to actually realize the ultimate Dharmata.
    • The former were known as the followers of Hinayana or the Lesser Vehicle and latter of Mahayana or the Greater Vehicle.
    • In terms of time, there is some difference in motivation between the Hinayana and the Mahayana.
    • The Mahayana sutras often poke fun at the earlier schools - which it dubbed derogatively the Hinayana or ‘Inferior vehicle’.
    • Buddhists include followers of the Mahayana and Hinayana schools, and there are both Catholic and Protestant Christians.
    • The opposite term, Hinayana, means ‘Lesser Vehicle’ - not terribly flattering to those Thai Buddhists and the like who fall under it.
    • It depends upon the level of teachings that one is able to relate to, such as Mahayana or Hinayana.
    • In both the Hinayana and the Mahayana, it is accepted that direct realization of the emptiness of the mind is the realization of the egolessness of the individual.
    • The Hinayana view of body focuses on the relative existence of one's own body as a product of karma.
    • That's why we train in the Hinayana and the Mahayana.
    • The Buddhist thought of the Three Kingdoms does not seem to have gone much beyond research into the texts of Hinayana and Mahayana.
    • An example can be found in Buddhism itself, where people try to discriminate between Hinayana and Mahayana.
    • To refrain from hurting others and to abandon the basis for harm is the main precept of the Hinayana teachings.

Origin

From Sanskrit hīna 'lesser' + yāna 'vehicle'.

Definition of Hinayana in US English:

Hinayana

(also Hinayana Buddhism)
nounˌhēnəˈyänə
  • A pejorative name given by the followers of Mahayana Buddhism to the more conservative schools of early Buddhism. The tradition died out in India, but it survived in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) as the Theravada school and was taken from there to other regions of Southeast Asia.

    小乘佛法(大乘佛教教徒对古代较为正统的佛教派别的称呼;该传统在印度已消失,但在锡兰[今斯里兰卡]以上座部之名而幸存,后传至东南亚其他地区)。见THERAVADA

    See Theravada
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In terms of time, there is some difference in motivation between the Hinayana and the Mahayana.
    • To refrain from hurting others and to abandon the basis for harm is the main precept of the Hinayana teachings.
    • The opposite term, Hinayana, means ‘Lesser Vehicle’ - not terribly flattering to those Thai Buddhists and the like who fall under it.
    • Dhammapada (Path of Virtue) is the most famous text of Hinayana Buddhism, perhaps with the exception of Sutta Pitaka.
    • Buddhists include followers of the Mahayana and Hinayana schools, and there are both Catholic and Protestant Christians.
    • The Hinayana view of body focuses on the relative existence of one's own body as a product of karma.
    • The former were known as the followers of Hinayana or the Lesser Vehicle and latter of Mahayana or the Greater Vehicle.
    • It depends upon the level of teachings that one is able to relate to, such as Mahayana or Hinayana.
    • That's why we train in the Hinayana and the Mahayana.
    • In both the Hinayana and the Mahayana, it is accepted that direct realization of the emptiness of the mind is the realization of the egolessness of the individual.
    • Ninety percent of Burmese follow the Theravada form of Buddhism, also know as Hinayana Buddhism.
    • An example can be found in Buddhism itself, where people try to discriminate between Hinayana and Mahayana.
    • The Buddhist thought of the Three Kingdoms does not seem to have gone much beyond research into the texts of Hinayana and Mahayana.
    • The Mahayana sutras often poke fun at the earlier schools - which it dubbed derogatively the Hinayana or ‘Inferior vehicle’.
    • But even if one is practicing Hinayana or Mahayana practice, the entire goal is to actually realize the ultimate Dharmata.

Origin

From Sanskrit hīna ‘lesser’ + yāna ‘vehicle’.

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