Hinayanist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hinayanist
First recorded in 1905–10; Hinayan(a) + -ist
Example Sentences
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They are in no way coloured by the Mahayanist tenets which were already prevalent in India, but state in its severest form the Hinayanist creed, of which he is the most authoritative exponent.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
Hinayanist literature declines, with two exceptions, the Vinaya and the Abhidharma books of the Sarvâstivâdins.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Sir Charles Eliot
Three Hinayanist schools are frequently mentioned, the Sthaviras, Sarvâstivâdins and Sammitîyas.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Sir Charles Eliot
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.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
Hinayanist Buddhism became supreme and though we have few details of the conquest we can hardly go wrong in tracing its general lines.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
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