Mahayanist

American  

[mah-huh-yahn-ist] / ˌmɑ həˈyɑn ɪst /

adjective

1. relating or adhering to Mahayana, a major strand of Buddhism.

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noun

plural

Mahayanists

1. an adherent or follower of Mahayana, a major strand of Buddhism.

Other Word Forms

• Mahayanism noun
• Mahayanistic adjective

Example Sentences

Huxley's utopia is the island of Pala, whose happy inhabitants of mixed Indian, European and native descent have evolved a new form of Mahayanist Buddhism.

From Time Magazine Archive

This original has not been identified with any work known to exist in India but might well be a Mahayanist catechism composed there about the eleventh century.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

Since they contain images of the five superhuman Buddhas and of numerous Bodhisattvas, they can hardly be called anything but Mahayanist.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

In the first period, which witnessed the construction of the great monuments and the reigns of the great kings, both Brahmanism and Mahayanist Buddhism nourished, but as in Java and Champa without mutual hostility.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

The following are the names of some of the principal Mahayanist scriptures.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir