Term: hinayana: an offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism; it died out in India but survived in Sri Lanka and was taken from there to other regions of southwestern Asia
Candidate hypernym: buddhism: the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth → 1
Candidate hypernym: sung: the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy → 0
Candidate hypernym: domino: a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots → 0
Candidate hypernym: neve: the upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice → 0
Candidate hypernym: director: member of a board of directors → 0
Candidate hypernym: hot seat: a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism → 0
Candidate hypernym: jack: game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks → 0
Candidate hypernym: billboard: large outdoor signboard → 0
Candidate hypernym: real estate broker: a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land → 0
Candidate hypernym: planting: the act of fixing firmly in place → 0
Candidate hypernym: nemean lion: (Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labors → 0