Mahayanist
adjective
relating or adhering to Mahayana, a major strand of Buddhism.
Mahayanism
-
a word derived from
Mahayanist.
Example Sentences
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Secondly after his return to Kucha he was converted to Mahayanism.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
The poem Manimegalei, which by general consent was composed in an early century A.D., is Buddhist but shows no leanings to Mahayanism.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
During the first period, Brahmanism and Mahayanism were professed by the Court and nobility.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
Pali Hinayanism in Burma was old: intercourse with southern India and Ceylon tended to keep it pure, whereas intercourse with Bengal and Orissa, which must have been equally frequent, tended to import Mahayanism.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
To study her religion, therefore, is to penetrate into Mahayanism, which still lies an unexplored land for the Western minds.
From The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan by Kaiten Nukariya
