महायान

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna); equivalent to महा- (mahā-, “great”) +‎ यान (yān, “vehicle”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑː.jɑːn/, [mɐ.ɦäː.jä̃ːn]

Proper noun

महायान • (mahāyān) m (Urdu spelling مہایان)

1. (Buddhism) Mahayana

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.ɦa.jan/, [mʱa.jan]

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Proper noun

महायान • (mahāyān) m

1. (Buddhism) Mahayana

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মহায়ান (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬳᬵᬬᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
• মহায়ান (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰧𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀬𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• မဟာယာန (Burmese script)
• મહાયાન (Gujarati script)
• ਮਹਾਯਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦲꦴꦪꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂨𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಹಾಯಾನ (Kannada script)
• មហាយាន (Khmer script)
• ມຫາຍານ (Lao script)
• മഹായാന (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘧𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧎𑧑𑧇𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐫𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
• ମହାଯାନ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢲꢵꢫꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆪𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖧𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
• මහායාන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩻𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚣𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
• மஹாயாந (Tamil script)
• మహాయాన (Telugu script)
• มหายาน (Thai script)
• མ་ཧཱ་ཡཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒨𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨪𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of महा (mahā, “great”) +‎ यान (yāna, “vehicle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑːˈjɑː.n̪ɐ/

Proper noun

महायान • (mahāyāna) stem, n

1. (Buddhism) Mahayana (a school of Buddhism widely practised in East Asia and Vietnam which accepts non-Pali canon scriptures, recognizes a broader array of buddhas and bodhisattvas, and whose spiritual objective is to achieve Buddhahood and liberate other beings, rather than simply to achieve personal enlightenment, as in Theravada Buddhism)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of महायान (mahāyāna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महायानम् mahāyānam	महायाने mahāyāne	महायानानि mahāyānāni
Vocative	महायान mahāyāna	महायाने mahāyāne	महायानानि mahāyānāni
Accusative	महायानम् mahāyānam	महायाने mahāyāne	महायानानि mahāyānāni
Instrumental	महायानेन mahāyānena	महायानाभ्याम् mahāyānābhyām	महायानैः mahāyānaiḥ
Dative	महायानाय mahāyānāya	महायानाभ्याम् mahāyānābhyām	महायानेभ्यः mahāyānebhyaḥ
Ablative	महायानात् mahāyānāt	महायानाभ्याम् mahāyānābhyām	महायानेभ्यः mahāyānebhyaḥ
Genitive	महायानस्य mahāyānasya	महायानयोः mahāyānayoḥ	महायानानाम् mahāyānānām
Locative	महायाने mahāyāne	महायानयोः mahāyānayoḥ	महायानेषु mahāyāneṣu

Descendants

• → Bengali: মহাযান (mohajan)
• → Chinese: 大乘 (Dàchéng) (calque)
  • → Japanese: 大乗(だいじょう) (daijō)
• → English: Mahayana
• → Hindi: महायान (mahāyān)
• → Nepali: महायान (mahāyān)
• → Punjabi: ਮਹਾਯਾਨ (mahāyān)