1. Religious-Mythological(Abstract Noun) A Sanskrit term literally meaning: the `Smaller Vehicle`, the Buddhist path followed by one who wishes to become an arhat. It has been used as a synonym for the Theravada tradition, which continues as the main form of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and South-East Asia, but some scholars deny that the term included Theravada Buddhism. বৌদ্ধধৰ্মৰ এটা ভাগ৷

English: Hinayana, Theravada,
Assamese: থেৰবাদ, হীনযান