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**9mm_fan** · 07-19-2011, 12:20 PM

The literal meaning of "Hīnayāna" (Theravāda) can also be "the small vehicle," referring to a raft
meant to carry one person, as an arhat, to nirvana through their own effort, in contrast
to the "large vehicle" of Mahāyāna meant to carry many at once, piloted by a bodhisattva.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schools_of_Buddhism

07-19-2011, 12:20 PM	#14
9mm_fan Join Date May 2007 Age 54 Posts 5,191 Senior Member	The literal meaning of "Hīnayāna" (Theravāda) can also be "the small vehicle," referring to a raft meant to carry one person, as an arhat, to nirvana through their own effort, in contrast to the "large vehicle" of Mahāyāna meant to carry many at once, piloted by a bodhisattva. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schools_of_Buddhism
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