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| Mahāyāna | 84000+Glossary+Definition%0AThe+same+as+the+Bodhisattva+Vehicle%2C+whose+practitioners+aim+at+complete+buddhahood.%0A%0AWhen+the+Buddhist+teachings+are+classified+according+to+their+power+to+lead+beings+to+an+enlightened+state%2C+a+distinction+is+made+between+the+teachings+of+the+Lesser+Vehicle%2C+which+emphasizes+the+individual%27s+own+freedom+from+cyclic+existence+as+the+primary+motivation+and+goal%2C+and+those+of+the+Great+Vehicle%2C+which+emphasizes+altruism+and+has+the+liberation+of+all+sentient+beings+as+the+principal+objective.+As+the+term+%E2%80%9CGreat+Vehicle%E2%80%9D+implies%2C+the+path+followed+by+bodhisattvas+is+analogous+to+a+large+carriage+which+can+transport+a+vast+number+of+people+to+liberation%2C+as+compared+to+a+smaller+vehicle+for+the+individual+practitioner.%0A%0AThe+%E2%80%9CGreat+Vehicle%E2%80%9D+of+Buddhism%2C+called+%E2%80%9Cgreat%E2%80%9D+because+it+carries+all+living+beings+to+enlightenment+of+Buddhahood.+It+is+distinguished+from+the+Hinay%C4%81na%2C+including+the+%C5%9Ar%C4%81v%C4%81ka%C2%ADy%C4%81na+%28%C5%9Ar%C4%81vaka+Vehicle%29+and+Pratyeka%C2%ADbuddha%C2%ADy%C4%81na+%28Solitary+Sage+Vehicle%29%2C+which+only+carries+each+person+who+rides+on+it+to+their+own+personal+liberation.%0A%0AGreat+Vehicle.%0A%0ALiterally+the+Sanskrit+means+%E2%80%9Cgreat+way%2C%E2%80%9D+but+in+Buddhism+this+has+developed+the+meaning+of+great+vehicle%2C+and+so+is+translated+literally+into+Tibetan+as+%E2%80%9Cgreat+carrier.%E2%80%9D |