| Term |
Hinayana
Referenced by: Modest Vehicle (alternative term) Modest Vehicle of Mind (alternative term) Lesser Vehicle (alternative term) |
|---|---|
| Tibetan | theg-dman |
| Sanskrit | hinayana |
| Pali | |
| Definition | Literally, a "Modest Vehicle of Mind" -- levels and states of mind with a modest motivation - renunciation - and, with modest methods, lead to the modest goal of liberation. Some translators render the term as "Lesser Vehicle." |
| Translation |
Lesser Vehicle; Inferior Vehicle
* tekmen * theg dman |
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| Definition |
| German | Hinayana |
|---|---|
| Italian | Hinayana |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | Lesser Vehicle; Inferior Vehicle |
| Russian | хинаяна |
| Vietnamese | Tiểu thừa |
| Chinese (simplified) | 小乘佛教 |
| Chinese (traditional) | 小乘佛教 |