小しょう乗じょう

noun

Hinayana; the Lesser Vehicle

Buddhist term referring to early schools of Buddhism, often contrasted with 大乗 (Mahayana). The term can carry a pejorative nuance in some contexts; in modern scholarship, 'Mainstream Buddhism' or 'Early Buddhism' is sometimes preferred.

See also: 大乗 (だいじょう)

• 小しょう乗じょう仏ぶっ教きょうは、大だい乗じょう仏ぶっ教きょうと対たい比ひされることが多おおい。

  Hinayana Buddhism is often contrasted with Mahayana Buddhism.