bhava

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sanskrit भव (bhava). === Noun === bhava (countable and uncountable, plural bhavas) (Buddhism) A feeling or mood, especially one of maturation that arises from understanding of the continuity of life and death (reincarnation). == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Inherited from Sanskrit भव (bhava). Doublet of bhāva. === Noun === bhava m state of existence ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Burmese: ဘဝ (bha.wa.) → Khmer: ភព (phup) → Thai: ภพ (póp) === Verb === bhava inflection of bhavati (“to be”): imperative active second-person singular imperfect active first/third-person singular