Meaning of 小乘
小乘 means Hinayana; Small Vehicle; early school of Buddhism (pejorative term used by Mahayana followers). Pronounced xiǎo chéng.
- Hinayana; Small Vehicle; early school of Buddhism (pejorative term used by Mahayana followers)
Definitions & Examples
Dà大
chéng乘
fó佛
jiào教
rèn认
wéi为
xiǎo小
chéng乘
zhǐ只
qiú求
zì自
wǒ我
jiě解
tuō脱
，
bù不
gòu够
cí慈
bēi悲
。
Mahayana Buddhism believes Hinayana only seeks self-liberation, lacking compassion.
Xiàn现
dài代
xué学
shù术
jiè界
tōng通
cháng常
bì避
miǎn免
shǐ使
yòng用
"
xiǎo小
chéng乘
"
zhè这
ge个
cí词
，
ér而
gǎi改
yòng用
"
shàng上
zuò座
bù部
"
。
Modern academia usually avoids the term "Hinayana" and uses "Theravada" instead.
Xiǎo小
chéng乘
jīng经
diǎn典
zhǔ主
yào要
bǎo保
cún存
zài在
bā巴
lì利
yǔ语
sān三
zàng藏
zhōng中
。
Hinayana scriptures are mainly preserved in the Pali Tripitaka.
Tā他
suī虽
rán然
xué学
xí习
dà大
chéng乘
fó佛
fǎ法
，
dàn但
duì对
xiǎo小
chéng乘
de的
chán禅
xiū修
fāng方
fǎ法
yě也
hěn很
zūn尊
zhòng重
。
Although he studies Mahayana Buddhism, he also respects Hinayana meditation methods.
Relations
Synonyms
Antonyms
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
派/ pài
种/ zhǒng