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'''Hinayana''' (devanāgarī: हीनयान ''hīnayāna'') is a [[Sanskrit]] term literally meaning: the "Smaller Vehicle", applied to the Śrāvakayāna, the Buddhist path followed by a śrāvaka who wishes to become an arhat. The term appeared around the first or second century. Hīnayāna is often contrasted with [[Mahāyāna Buddhism]], which means the "Great Vehicle." This term is not used much today, because it is regarded as pejorative. Most western scholars regard the [[Theravāda|Theravāda school]] to be one of the Hinayana schools referred to in Mahayana literature, or regard Hinayana as a synonym for Theravāda.

== See also ==
*[[Theravāda]]
*[[Mahāyāna Buddhism]]
*[[Yogācāra]]
*[[Madhyamaka]]
*[[Vajrayāna]]
*[[Jonang]]

== Notes ==
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