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**radikal** · 07-20-2011, 04:16 AM

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

If I am correct "Mahāyāna" is the largest sect within buddhism, and as far as I know, Tibet has it own Buddhism sect.

07-20-2011, 04:16 AM	#15
radikal Join Date Oct 2005 Age 54 Posts 4,523 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 If I am correct "Mahāyāna" is the largest sect within buddhism, and as far as I know, Tibet has it own Buddhism sect.
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