svabhāva
From Buddha-Nature
Sanskrit Noun
svabhāva
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Basic Meaning
The nature or essence of a thing, which originates only from itself and is not dependent on any external entities, causes, or conditions.
| Term Variations | |
|---|---|
| Key Term | svabhāva |
| Topic Variation | svabhāva |
| Tibetan | {{#arraymap: རང་བཞིན་
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| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | {{#arraymap:rang bzhin
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| Devanagari Sanskrit | स्वभाव |
| Romanized Sanskrit | svabhāva |
| Chinese | {{#arraymap:自性|,|@@@|@@@|, }} |
| Chinese Pinyin | {{#arraymap:zìxìng|,|@@@|@@@|, }} |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | {{#arraymap:intrinsic nature|,|@@@|@@@|, }} |
| Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term | {{#arraymap:nature|,|@@@|@@@|, }} |
| Richard Barron's English Term | {{#arraymap:nature of being,inherent nature,natural state,naturalness|,|@@@|@@@|, }} |
| Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | {{#arraymap:inherent nature|,|@@@|@@@|, }} |
| Dan Martin's English Term | {{#arraymap:own-ness|,|@@@|@@@|, }} |
| Gyurme Dorje's English Term | {{#arraymap:essential nature,natural expression,nature|,|@@@|@@@|, }} |
| Ives Waldo's English Term | {{#arraymap:intrinsic nature|,|@@@|@@@|, }} |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | The nature or essence of a thing, which originates only from itself and is not dependent on any external entities, causes, or conditions. |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism | See page 879: In Sanskrit, “self-nature,” “intrinsic existence,” or “inherent existence,” the term has a general sense of “essence” or “nature,” but is used in philosophical literature. |
