སྐད་བྱིངས། | Glossary of Terms
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སྐད་བྱིངས།
- skad byings
- dhātvartha
- dhātu
- Term
- derivation
- སྐད་བྱིངས།
- skad byings
- dhātvartha
- dhātu
Literally, “verbal root,” with “root” (Tib. byings) being a grammatical term for the word stem that forms the basis of a word. Here it refers to the Buddha’s derivation of the word bhikṣu from the term for “ornament.”