[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mahayana \mahayana\ n.
   1. a major school of buddhism teaching social concern and
      universal salvation, found in china; japan; tibet; nepal;
      korea; and mongolia.
      wordnet 1.5

   2. one of two great schools of buddhist doctrine emphasizing
      a common search for universal salvation esp through faith
      alone; chiefly in china; tibet; japan.
      wordnet 1.5

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

mahayana
     n 1: a major school of buddhism teaching social concern and
          universal salvation; china; japan; tibet; nepal; korea;
          mongolia
     2: one of two great schools of buddhist doctrine emphasizing a
        common search for universal salvation especially through
        faith alone; the dominant religion of china and tibet and
        japan syn: mahayana buddhism
see also:
mahayana buddhism 

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