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bhavo

bhava

masc nom sg of bhava (noun); aor 2nd sg of bhavi (verb)

1. bhava (masc): being; becoming; existence
2. bhava (masc): state of existence; form of becoming
3. bhava (masc): well-being; prosperity; development
4. bhavi (aor): became; was; existed

Built from

• bha — root · be, become
  The Indo-European root *bʰuH- "to be, grow, become". Concrete sense: the arising and persisting of phenomena; extended to all forms of existence and rebirth-realms (bhava in Abhidhamma).

Etymology. From √bhū "to be, become", cognate with English "be", German "bin", Latin "fui", Sanskrit "bhavati". The root expresses fundamental existence and change; in the canon, bhava denotes the twelve links of dependent origination and the realms of cyclic existence.

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

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