小乘 xiǎoshèng

xiǎoshèng proper noun Hinayana
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: hīnayāna, Japanese: shōjō, Tibetan: dman pa'i theg pa; 小乘 is a derogatory term used by Mahāyāna followers to refer to the non-Mahāyāna schools. It is not used self-refentially by any school. An alternative modern Chinese term is 南传佛教 since the Mahāyāna was mostly propagated to the north and the non-Mahāyāna schools mostly to the south (BL 'Hīnayāna'; FGDB '小乘'; Mahāvyutpatti 'hīnayānam'; Tzu Chuang 2012 'Mahayana and Hinayana').

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