大乗仏教

Japanese

kanjitab

Definitions

(Buddhism) Mahayana

Etymology

Affix from Japanese 大乗 (Mahayana) + Japanese 仏教 (Buddhism)derived from Chinese 大乘佛教 derived from Sanskrit महायान (Great Vehicle, great vehicle).

Origin

Sanskrit

महायान

Gloss

Great Vehicle, great vehicle

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

仏 Japanese
仏教 Japanese
大乗 Japanese
महा Sanskrit
महायान Sanskrit
यान Sanskrit
Mahayana Irish
महायान Hindi
มหายาน Thai
大乘佛教 Chinese
Mahāyāna Pali
مہایان Urdu