大乘 dà shèng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Mahayana, the Great Vehicle
  2. Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond
  3. also pr. [Da4 cheng2]

CHARACTERS

大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
乘 shèng ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles