Mahayanist
adjective
relating or adhering to Mahayana, a major strand of Buddhism.
Mahayanists
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pluralof Mahayanist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It is clear that the name 'Hinayana' was coined by the Mahayanists, as there is no sutra which calls itself 'Hinayana.'
From The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan by Kaiten Nukariya
He states that the professors of the Abhidharma and Vinaya made offerings to those works, and the Mahayanists to the book Prajñâ-pâramitâ, as well as to Mañjuśrî and Kwan-shih-yin.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Sir Charles Eliot
This is the piety of Mahayanists, especially of Zenists.
From The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan by Kaiten Nukariya
It is admitted that there are no Arhats now—just as Christianity has no contemporary saints—but no other ideal, such as the Boddhisattva of the Mahayanists, is held up for imitation.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
Some Mahayanists believe in the existence of real Self instead of individual self, as we see in Mahaparinirvana-sutra, whose author says: "There is real self in non-self."
From The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan by Kaiten Nukariya
