[ ˌmα:(h)ə'jα:nə , ˌməhα:- ]
(also ~ Buddhism )
■ noun one of the two major traditions of Buddhism (the other being Theravada), practised especially in China, Tibet, Japan, and Korea.
Origin
from Sanskrit, from mahā 'great' + yāna 'vehicle'.
[ ˌmα:(h)ə'jα:nə , ˌməhα:- ]
(also ~ Buddhism )
■ noun one of the two major traditions of Buddhism (the other being Theravada), practised especially in China, Tibet, Japan, and Korea.
Origin
from Sanskrit, from mahā 'great' + yāna 'vehicle'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004