DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
hinayana
/,hinə'jɑnə/ · hinəjɑnə
Hinayana has 4 syllables: hi · na · ya · na.
hi
01
na
02
ya
03
na
04
noun. An offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism; it died out in India but survived in Sri Lanka and was taken from there to other regions of southwestern Asia.
noun. A major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts.
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