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Hinayana

The Hinayana. (Sanskrit lit. Lesser Vehicle) denotes a collection of ancient Indian schools of Buddhism that are now extinct. Now recognized as a pejorative term, it was coined by the Nothern Mahayana school.

See also: Theravada and Mahayana



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