bhava

See also: Bhava

English

Noun

bhava (plural bhavas)

  1. (Buddhism) A feeling or mood, especially one of maturation that arises from understanding of the continuity of life and death (reincarnation).

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀪𑀯 (Brahmi script)
  • भव (Devanagari script)
  • ভৱ (Bengali script)
  • භව (Sinhalese script)
  • ဘဝ (Burmese script)
  • ภว or ภะวะ (Thai script)
  • ᨽᩅ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຠວ or ຠະວະ (Lao script)
  • ភវ (Khmer script)

Noun

bhava m

  1. state of existence

Descendants

Verb

bhava

  1. inflection of bhavati (“to be”):
    1. imperative active second-person singular
    2. imperfect active first/third-person singular
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