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Mahayanist

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Noun

1. mahayanist

an adherent of Mahayana Buddhism

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mahayanist

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noun
a. 
a liberal Buddhist school of Tibet, China, and Japan, whose adherents aim to disseminate Buddhist doctrines, seeking enlightenment not for themselves alone, but for all sentient beings
b. 
(as modifier)
Mahayana Buddhism

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Mahayanist

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noun
a major movement or school in Buddhism: it emphasizes acts of virtue and compassion rather than asceticism and contemplation

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mahayanist

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n.
One of the major schools of Buddhism, traditionally active in much of Nepal, Tibet, and East Asia and emphasizing compassion and the possibility of universal salvation.

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