Ma·ha·ya·na /ˌmɑhəˈjɑnə/
大乘佛教
Mahayana
n 1: a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and
universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea;
Mongolia
2: one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a
common search for universal salvation especially through
faith alone; the dominant religion of China and Tibet and
Japan [syn: Mahayana Buddhism]