Mahayana的词源

英文词源

Mahayana

type of Buddhism practiced in northern Asia, 1868, from Sanskrit, from maha "great," from PIE root *meg- "great" (see magnate) + yana "vehicle," from PIE root *ei- "to go" (see ion).

中文词源

Mahayana：大乘佛教

来自梵语maha,大的，词源同magnate,yana,车辆，交通工具，词源同Janus,January,ion.即大乘佛教。

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Mahayana：大乘佛教

本义为大型交通工具，maha-,对应英语mega,大的，MB；yana-,走，出行工具，对应英语ion,January,门神，一月。