Bhava

Bhava is the Sanskrit ( भव ) and Pali word for " habitual tendencies" or " life process ", derived from the root bhu. It has diverse meanings.

In Indian mythology Bhava is a Vedic deity, who is identified with Sharva. Later, a nickname or a manifestation of Rudra or Shiva.

In Indian music Bhava means being, the psychological state ( Rasa ) that an artist returns to the outside, so artistic expression.

In Buddhism Bhava means continuity of being between life and death. It decays in

  • Kama - bhava: habitual tendencies in the five- sense world,
  • Rupa - bhava: habitual tendencies of psychic, subtle physical sky world,
  • Arupa - bhava: habitual tendencies in immaterial sky world.

Synonyms are:

  • 有Chinese: yǒu
  • Japanese: u
  • Vietnamese: Hữu
  • Tibetan: srid pa
122574
de