ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HINAYANA
From Sanskrit hīnayāna, from hīna lesser + yāna vehicle.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HINAYANA»
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Hinayana in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Hinayana and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Mahay ana and Hinayana Buddhism flourished side by side in India during the
early centuries of the 'Christian era, and we read of Buddhist monasteries in
which some of the monks were Mahayanist and some Hinayanist. But in general
the ...
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The Classification of Buddhism
or Bosatsu Kai. We can therefore say that the establishment of the Mahayana
Silas begins with the Nehan-gyo. But the Mahayana Silas of the Nehan-gyo, as
compared with the Hinayana Silas, do not yet possess a special Kai form, and
have ...
Bruno Petzold, Shinshō Hanayama, Shōhei Ichimura, 1995
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Human-Centered Buddhism
Early Buddhism in India is comparable to Tiantai's classification of “Tripiṭaka
Doctrine” and Xianshou's “Hinayana (Small Vehicle) Doctrine.” Tiantai's
Tripiṭaka Doctrine is named after the three baskets: Sutra, Vinaya and Śāstra.
Although the ...
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History of Ancient India: Earliest Times to 1000 A. D.
But during Kanishka's reign at the time of the Fourth Council these differences
became unbridgeable and Buddhism got divided into two main schools of
thought to Mahayana and Hinayana. The basic differences between the two
branches of ...
Radhey Shyam Chaurasia, 2002
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Recalling Chögyam Trungpa
Trungpa Rinpoche gives just such a definition of the hinayana: “Hinayana literally
means the 'small or lesser vehicle,' but it would be more accurate to call it the '
narrow way.' The hinayana is small or narrow in the sense that the strict discipline
...
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The Conception of Buddhist Nirvāṇa (along with Saṅsḳrta Text ...
INTRODUCTION Mahayana and Hinayana There are two aspects of Mahayana
Philosophy, viz. the Madhyamaka Philosophy or Sunyavada and Yogacara or
Vijnanavada. Here we are concerned only with Madhyamaka Philosophy or ...
Theodore Stcherbatsky, 1989
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms: With Sanskrit and ...
Such is the Mahayana view of Hinayana, and if the Vaipulya si'itras and special
scriptures of their school, which are repudiated by Hinayana, are apocryphal, of
which there seems no doubt, then Mahayana in condemning Hinayana must find
...
Lewis Hodous, William E. Soothill, 2003
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Meditation Techniques of the Buddhist and Taoist Masters
CONTEMPLATIVE TECHNIQUES OF HINAYANA If the body is not mastered, the
spirit is not mastered. If the body is mastered, the spirit is mastered. What a
Master does for his disciples, wishing them well by compassion and sympathy,
that I ...
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A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
Hinayana is divided by Mahayana exegetes into two paths: the path of "hearers" {
nyan thos, sravaka) and the path of "solitary realizers" (rangsangs rgyas,pratyeka
-buddha). The term "hearers" originally referred to the immediate disciples of ...
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The Future of Peace and Justice in the Global Village: The ...
BUDDHISM—THERAVADA OR HINAYANA Although Buddhism shares the same
common worldview assumptions as Hinduism, Buddhists interpret them so
differently that we can treat the two religions separately. There are two distinct ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HINAYANA»
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Hinayana is used in the context of the following news items.
The stream of eternity
South-west of Nashik a group of 24 Hinayana Buddhist caves excavated of these caves, cave no.3 and 18 are the most important. In cave No. «The Hans India, Jul 15»
Xi meets Panchen Lama - Hot summer on Tibetan Plateau
The visit was clearly a political one as Beijing is keen to show that Norbu can take the lead not only of the Mahayana, but of the Hinayana ... «Niticentral, Jun 15»
Food for thought
Even Buddhists in Sikkim and in Arunachal Pradesh have different eating habits; for that matter, culinary recipes between Hinayana and ... «The Statesman, Jun 15»
Food choices differs on geographical basis
For that matter, culinary recipes between Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhists, within the Lohit and Tawang belts in Arunachal, vary. This was ... «The Statesman, Jun 15»
Buddhism is not a religion
The synthesis of the Arhat and the Bodhisattva is the basis of the unity between the Hinayana and the Mahayana. Thousands of Awakened ... «E-Pao.net, May 15»
Xi'an, Buddhism And Modi – Analysis
It was Theravada or Hinayana Buddhism which reached Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia while it was Mahayana Buddhism which reached China, ... «Eurasia Review, May 15»
MP: Dhamnar caves conservation plan can be replicated, says ASI
The Dhamnar site, about 360km from Bhopal, includes 51 rock cut caves containing stupas, chaityas and porch of Hinayana and Mahayana ... «Hindustan Times, May 15»
Tripping on summer
It dates to the Hinayana phase of Buddhism. At the last cave is a waterfall! Another must visit destination is the Kune Falls. Located between the ... «The Hindu, Apr 15»
Government aid to help lure tourists to Arunachal Pradesh
Tawang, Bomdila and Mechuka are centres of Mahayana Buddhism, while Tezu, Namsai and Lohit have got several Hinayana Buddhism ... «India Today, Apr 15»
Tsogyaling Meditation Center Welcomes Lopon Barbara Ryan …
Reflective of this wisdom, the Vajrayana path does not stand alone but is steeped in the fundamental teachings of the Hinayana path of ... «PR Web, Apr 15»
