hinayana
NOUN
/,hinə'jɑnə/
8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH H
hinayana is a valid 8-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4I1N1A1Y4A1N1A1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does hinayana mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
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.
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BROADER
2
A major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts.
BROADER
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