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Hinayanist

[hee-nuh-yah-nist]

noun

a Buddhist of the Hinayana school.

Also called Theravadin.

Origin:
1905–10; Hinayan(a) + -ist

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Hinayana (ˌhiːnəˈjɑːnə)

—n
	a. any of various early forms of Buddhism
	b. (as modifier): Hinayana Buddhism

[from Sanskrit hīnayāna, from hīna lesser + yāna vehicle]

Hina'yanist

—n

Hinaya'nistic

—*adj*

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