Ragasvabhava, Rāgasvabhāva, Raga-svabhava: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāRāgasvabhāva (रागस्वभाव) refers to the “essence of desire”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja said to the Brahmā Prabhāvyūha: “[...] (1) Further, Brahmā, desire is a word for non-desire. Why? Because desire is the essence of non-desire. Thus everything is included in the essence of desire (rāgasvabhāva): (2) Aversion is a word for non-aversion. Why? Because aversion is the essence of non-aversion. Thus everything is the essence of aversion. [...]”.
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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