Bhinnasvabhava, Bhinnasvabhāva, Bhinna-svabhava: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraBhinnasvabhāva (भिन्नस्वभाव) refers to “having a distinct nature”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 1.—Accordingly: What is the mundane point of view? Real dharmas resulting from causes and conditions exist, but do not have a nature distinct (bhinnasvabhāva) [from these causes and conditions] Thus the chariot exists by the coming together of the pole, the axles, the spokes and the rim of the wheel, but there is no chariot distinct from its constituent parts. In the same way, the individual exists by the coming together of the five aggregates, but there is no individual distinct from the skandhas. [...]
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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