bhava

See also: Bhava

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भव (bhava).

Noun

bhava (countable and uncountable, 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 scripts
  • 𑀪𑀯 (Brahmi script)
  • भव (Devanagari script)
  • ভৰ (Bengali script)
  • භව (Sinhalese script)
  • ဘဝ or ꧤဝ (Burmese script)
  • ภว or ภะวะ (Thai script)
  • ᨽᩅ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຠວ or ຠະວະ or ຠະວະ (Lao script)
  • ភវ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄞𑅇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भव (bhava). Doublet of bhāva.

Noun

bhava m

  1. state of existence

Declension

Declension table of "bhava" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)bhavobhavā
Accusative (second)bhavaṃbhave
Instrumental (third)bhavenabhavehi or bhavebhi
Dative (fourth)bhavassa or bhavāya or bhavatthaṃbhavānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)bhavasmā or bhavamhā or bhavābhavehi or bhavebhi
Genitive (sixth)bhavassabhavānaṃ
Locative (seventh)bhavasmiṃ or bhavamhi or bhavebhavesu
Vocative (calling)bhavabhavā

Descendants

  • → Burmese: ဘဝ (bha.wa.)
  • → Khmer: ភព (phup)
  • → Thai: ภพ (póp)

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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