From cowan@xxxxx.xxxx.xxxx Mon Feb 22 09:10:06 1999 X-Digest-Num: 71 Message-ID: <44114.71.397.959273824@eGroups.com> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 12:10:06 -0500 From: John Cowan There are two branches of > Buddhism: the Dasheng (Big? I don't know its English counterpart) "Mahayana" (borrowing the Skt word). > and Xiaosheng (Small). The term "Hinayana" used to be used, but "small" = "weak" = "bad" in English metaphors, so now the term "Theravadin" is normally used. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn. You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn. Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)