1. 特に信仰のみで普遍的救済を共通に希求することを強調する仏教主義の2つの大きな学派の1つ(one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation especially through faith alone)
2. 社会への関心と万人の救済を説く仏教の主要宗派(a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation)