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bhavāya

bhava

masc dat sg of bhava (noun); nt dat sg of bhava (noun)

1. being; becoming; existence
2. state of existence; form of becoming
3. state of existence; form of becoming
4. well-being; prosperity; development

Etymology. √bhū > bhav + *a; from √bhū 'be, become'; Sanskrit bhava [bhū]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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