| Term |
Mahayana
Referenced by: Greater Vehicle (alternative term) Vast Vehicle of Mind (alternative term) |
|---|---|
| Tibetan | theg-chen |
| Sanskrit | mahayana |
| Pali | |
| Definition | Literally, a "Vast Vehicle of Mind" - levels or states of mind that, with a vast motivation of bodhichitta, employ vast methods for reach the vast goal of enlightenment. Some translators render the term as "Greater Vehicle." |
| Translation |
Great Vehicle
* tekchen * theg chen |
|---|---|
| Definition |
| Arabic | ماهايانا |
|---|---|
| German | Mahayana |
| Italian | Mahayana |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | Great Vehicle |
| Vietnamese | Đại thừa |