Yebhuyyasikā
Yebhuyyasikā，（f．） [formation fr．yebhuyya like tassapāpiyya-sikā．Originally adj．with kiriyā to be understood] lit．“according to the majority，” i．e．a vote of majority of the Chapter； name of one of the adhikaraṇa-samathas，or means of settling a dispute．-- Vin．II．84 （anujānāmi bh．adhikaraṇaṁ yebhuyyasikāya vūpasametuṁ），93 （vivād’âdhikaraṇaṁ dvīhi samathehi sammati：sammukhā-vinayena ca yebhuyyasikāya ca）．As one of the 7 methods of settling a dispute mentioned at Vin．IV，207=351 （the seven are：sammukhā-vinaya，sati-vinaya，amūḷha°，paṭiññā，yebhuyyasikā，tassa-pāpiyyasikā，tīṇ’avatthāraka）．Expld in detail at M．II，247：if the bhikkhus cannot settle a dispute in their abode，they have to go to a place where there are more bh．in order to come to a vote by majority．Cp．D．III，254 （the seven enumd）； A．I，99； IV，144．（Page 558）