84000 Glossary of Terms

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སྐད་བྱིངས། | Glossary of Terms

  • སྐད་བྱིངས།

  • skad byings
  • dhātvartha
  • dhātu
  • Term
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  • derivation
  • སྐད་བྱིངས།
  • skad byings
  • dhātvartha
  • dhātu
Definition in this text:

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.”