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Mahayana

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

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 (Italian)

Translation Mahayana

* grande veicolo
* veicolo vasto
Definition

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

Arabic ماهايانا
German Mahayana
Italian Mahayana
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... Great Vehicle
Vietnamese Đại thừa