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    It is not the case that Candrakīrti's Prasannapadā demonstrates that Sarvāstivādin svabhāva-language commits Abhidharmikas to a form of svabhāva-dṛṣṭi (reification) the Buddha explicitly rejected.

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    • 1.Sarvāstivāda's svabhāva refers to phenomenological distinctness, not ontological essence—a distinction Candrakīrti may conflate.
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    • 2.Candrakīrti's Mādhyamika framework assumes emptiness; his critique may beg the question rather than refute Sarvāstivāda on its own terms.
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    • 3.Many Abhidharmikas explicitly denied svabhāva implies permanence or independence, limiting Candrakīrti's reification charge.
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    • 1.Sarvāstivāda posits dharmas possess intrinsic nature (svabhāva) enabling them to perform characteristic functions independently.
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    • 2.The Buddha's anatman doctrine explicitly rejects any unchanging essence; Candrakīrti shows Abhidharmikas contradict this core teaching.
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    • 3.Candrakīrti's logical analysis demonstrates svabhāva-language necessitates the reified view (svabhāva-dṛṣṭi) the sutras condemn.
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