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mahayana

Ma.ha.ya.na \.ma:-h*-'ya:n-*\ n [Skt maha-ya-na, lit. great vehicle] : a 
   theistic branch of Buddhism comprising sects chiefly in Tibet, China,  and 
   Japan, assimilating native language and culture, and teaching compassion 
   and universal salvation