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Why Theravada rejects the term Hinayana

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1. Why do Theravada Buddhists reject the term ‘Hinayana’ for their own tradition?

It refers to a different, unrelated school

It was coined by Western scholars with no basis in the tradition

They reject the term because it means ‘Lesser Vehicle’ and was Mahayana’s own label for a rival tradition

It is simply an older spelling of ‘Theravada’

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