小乘

Traditional form:

小乘

Pinyin (reading):

Xiǎoshèng

Definitions:

• Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle
• Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras
• also pr. ( Xiǎochéng)

Characters:

• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 乘 - ride, mount; to make use of; to ascend; to multiply

Traditional characters:

• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 乘 - ride, mount; to make use of; to ascend; to multiply