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'''Svabhava''' (devanāgarī: स्वाभाव ''svābhāva'') is usually translated as the "inherent nature" of something, and traditionally [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] schools denied the existence of such real essence, postulating that the ultimate truth is emptiness ([[Śūnyatā]]). However, some scholars such as [[David Reigle]] contend that some Buddhist texts such as Maitreya's ''Ratna-gotra-vihhaga'' did teach the existence of a permanent element in a way not too different from the [[Theosophy|Theosophical]] teachings.<ref>[http://easterntradition.org/book%20of%20dzyan%20research%20report%202-theosophy%20in%20tibet-the%20teachings%20of%20the%20jonagpa%20school.pdf# Theosophy in Tibet: The Teachings of the Jonangpa School] by David Reigle</ref> 

==See also==
*[[Elements#In Buddhism|Dhatu]] 
*[[Dharmatā]]
*[[Svābhāvat]]

==Online resources==
===Articles===
*[http://prajnaquest.fr/blog/the-svabhavakaya-or-svabhavikakaya-in-mahayana-teachings/ The Svâbhâvakâya or Svâbhâvikakâya in Mahayana Teachings] By Jacques Mahnich
*[http://prajnaquest.fr/blog/the-connection-to-a-svabhava-teaching-in-buddhism/ The Connection to a Svabhāva Teaching in Buddhism] by David Reigle
*[http://prajnaquest.fr/blog/from-svabhava-to-dharmata-to-dhatu/ From Svabhāva to Dharmatā to Dhātu Part 1] and [http://prajnaquest.fr/blog/from-svabhava-to-dharmata-to-dhatu-continued/ Part 2] by David Reigle
*[http://prajnaquest.fr/blog/the-meaning-of-svabhava/ The Meaning of Svabhāva] by David Reigle
*[http://prajnaquest.fr/blog/218/ Notes on the Denial of Svabhāva in Mahāyāna Buddhism] by David Reigle
*[http://prajnaquest.fr/blog/prehistoric-svabhavavada/ Prehistoric Svabhāvavāda Part 1] and [http://prajnaquest.fr/blog/prehistoric-svabhavavada-part-2/ Part 2] by David Reigle
*[http://prajnaquest.fr/blog/the-svabhava-teaching-not-to-be-attributed-to-buddhism-today/ The Svabhāva Teaching Not to Be Attributed to Buddhism Today] by David Reigle
*[http://easterntradition.org/book%20of%20dzyan%20research%20report%203-technical%20terms%20in%20stanza%202.pdf# Technical Terms in Stanza II] by David Reigle
*[http://prajnaquest.fr/blog/why-the-form-svabhavat-in-theosophical-writings/# Why the Form Svabhavat in Theosophical Writings] by David Reigle
*[http://prajnaquest.fr/blog/the-doctrine-of-nature-origination-in-the-korean-chan-buddhism-of-chinul-and-li-tung-hsuans-hua-yen-by-ken-small/ The Doctrine of ‘Nature Origination’ in the Korean Ch’an Buddhism of Chinul and Li T’ung Hsuan’s ‘Hua-yen’] by Ken Small

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