大乗

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
じょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
大乘 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 大乘 (Dàchéng), itself a calque of Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna, literally Great Vehicle).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(だい)(じょう) (Daijō

  1. (Buddhism) Mahayana

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN