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单词 hinayanian
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Hinayanianadj.

Brit. /ˌhiːnəˈjɑːnɪən/, /ˌhɪnəˈjɑːnɪən/, U.S. /ˌhɪnəˈjɑniən/, /ˌhinəˈjɑniən/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Hinayana n., -ian suffix.
Etymology: < Hinayana n. + -ian suffix. Compare earlier Hinayanist adj. Compare also Mahayanian adj.
Designating the earlier of the two major traditions of Buddhism, or any of various schools belonging to it; of or relating to any of these.Not generally used now, on account of its implied denigration of Theravada Buddhism; cf. note at Hinayana n.
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Hinayanian1934
1934 A. J. Toynbee Study of Hist. I. ii. 91 The Hinayanian Buddhists of Ceylon, Burma, and Siam.
1968 B. Mazlish Riddle of Hist. x. 358 One set includes..Monophysite and Nestorian Christians, as well as Jews and Parsees, and the other set Mahayanian and Hinayanian Buddhists, as well as Jains.
2020 V. L. Anley Unholy Love 36 Her only inheritance was her stepfather's religion, Hinayanian Buddhism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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