小乘

Xiǎoshèng
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 Hīnayāna
  2. 2 the Lesser Vehicle (early Buddhism, roughly Theravāda)

Examples

Xiǎoshèng fójiào gèrén de.
Hīnayāna Buddhism focuses on individual liberation.
Dōngnányà fójiào dàduō Xiǎoshèng.
Buddhism in Southeast Asia is mostly of the Theravāda tradition.

Tips

usage
The is the Buddhist 'vehicle' reading, same as in 大乘. Note that 小乘 was originally a pejorative coined by Mahāyāna schools; modern scholars usually prefer 上座部 (Theravāda) when referring to the tradition itself.

Stroke Order

xiǎo
chéng