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 (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 \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhavo	bhavā
Accusative (second)	bhavaṃ	bhave
Instrumental (third)	bhavena	bhavehi or bhavebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhavassa or bhavāya or bhavatthaṃ	bhavānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhavasmā or bhavamhā or bhavā	bhavehi or bhavebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhavassa	bhavānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhavasmiṃ or bhavamhi or bhave	bhavesu
Vocative (calling)	bhava	bhavā

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