Svabhava
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Svabhava is a Sanskrit term encountered in Buddhism which literally means "own-being" or "own-becoming". It might more meaningfully be rendered as "intrinsic nature", "essential nature" or "essence". Much of Buddhism denies that such a svabhava exists within any being; but the Buddha in the Tathagatagarbha sutras (notably the Nirvana Sutra) states that the immortal and infinite Buddha-nature - or "True Self" of the Buddha - is the indestructible svabhava of beings.
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The Mahayana Mahaparinrivana Sutra in 12 volumes (Nirvana Publications, London, 1999-2000), translated by Kosho Yamamoto and revised and edited by Dr. Tony Page.
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