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tatiyanayabhūmiparicchedo
tatiyanayabhūmipariccheda
masc nom sg of tatiyanayabhūmipariccheda (noun)
- classification of the level of the third method
Built from
- tatiya — stem · third
Ordinal adjective from taya (three); akin to Sanskrit tritīya, from the Indo-European root *trei- 'three' (English 'three', Latin 'tres'). In Buddhist and Jain texts, the ordinal marks stages or methods in a systematic analysis.
- naya — root · method, viewpoint
From √nī 'to lead, conduct'; naya is a 'way' or 'perspective' of interpretation. In Jain logic, the nayas are standpoints or modes of reasoning; cognate with Sanskrit naya, Latin navis 'ship' (that which conducts you).
- bhūmi — stem · level, plane, ground
From √bhū 'to be, become'; bhūmi is the solid ground or foundational plane. In Buddhist doctrine, bhūmi denotes the stages or levels of attainment; cognate with English 'boom', Latin 'fomes' (ground), Greek 'phyein' (to grow from the ground).
- pari — prefix · around, completely
Sanskrit and Pali prefix pari- (cognate with Greek peri-) carries the sense of going all the way round, hence completeness and delimitation.
- cheda — root · cutting, section, delineation
From √chid 'to cut, divide'; cheda denotes a segment or classification made by cutting. Cognate with Sanskrit cheda, English 'sheath' (that which cuts off), Greek 'schizein' (to split).
- pariccheda — stem · classification, delineation
Compound of pari- + cheda: a complete cutting-off or delineation, hence a chapter, section, or classification in scholiastic texts.
Analysis. A compound of tatiya-naya-bhūmi 'the level of the third method' + pariccheda 'classification, delineation': the doctrinal classification that delimits the sphere or plane of the third exegetical method in Jain and Buddhist scholasticism.