Hinayana — synonyms, definition

1. Hinayana (Noun)

1 synonym
Hinayana Buddhism
2 definitions

Hinayana (Noun) — A major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts.

Hinayana (Noun) — 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.

3 types of
Buddhism Theravada Theravada Buddhism
1 part
Hinayanist