svabhāva
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 | |
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Key Term | svabhāva |
Topic Variation | svabhāva |
Tibetan | རང་བཞིན་ ( rangzhin) |
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | rang bzhin ( rangzhin) |
Devanagari Sanskrit | स्वभाव |
Romanized Sanskrit | svabhāva |
Chinese | 自性 |
Chinese Pinyin | zìxìng |
Buddha-nature Site Standard English | intrinsic nature |
Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term | nature |
Richard Barron's English Term | nature of being, inherent nature, natural state, naturalness |
Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | inherent nature |
Dan Martin's English Term | own-ness |
Gyurme Dorje's English Term | essential nature, natural expression, nature |
Ives Waldo's English Term | 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. |