Hinayanist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hinayanist
First recorded in 1905–10; Hinayan(a) + -ist
Example Sentences
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The Chinese editors draw a clear distinction between Hinayanist and Mahayanist scriptures.
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Târanâtha merely says that such books appeared at this time and that the Hinayanists raised no active objection.
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The Hinayanists are like those Protestant sects which still profess not to go beyond the Bible.
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This is the doctrine called by the Hinayanists the Holy Truth of No-atman.
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Primâ facie the statement is not improbable, for there is no reason why the first immigrants should not have been Buddhists, but the traditions connecting these countries with early Hinayanist missionaries are vague.
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