Bhavasvabhavashunyata, Bhāvasvabhāvaśūnyatā, Bhavasvabhava-shunyata: 1 definition

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Bhavasvabhavashunyata means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Bhāvasvabhāvaśūnyatā can be transliterated into English as Bhavasvabhavasunyata or Bhavasvabhavashunyata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

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Bhāvasvabhāvaśūnyatā (भावस्वभावशून्यता) or simply bhāvasvabhāva refers to “emptiness of the self-existence of existence” one of the “twenty emptinesses” (śūnyatā) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 41). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., bhāvasvabhāva-śūnyatā). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

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