How to Use Mahayana in a Sentence
Mahayana
noun-
In Mahayana and Tibetan Buddhism, there are more buddhas than just the single historical Buddha (Gautama or Shakyamuni Buddha), and Vairochana is considered to be the supreme and cosmic form of the Buddha, of which the others are emanations.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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