Pāli Dictionary

bhāva

bhūrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun

Root

bhū1be; become

Synonyms

samaya, saṅkhāra, patha

Antonyms

abhāva

general

  • state; condition; nature; being; becoming

  • DN 16

    alaṃ, ānanda, mā soci mā paridevi nanu etaṃ, ānanda, mayā paṭikacc'eva akkhātaṃ sabbeh'eva piyehi manāpehi nānābhāvo vinābhāvo aññathābhāvo

bhava

approximate

bhūrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

bhū1be; become

Literal

becoming

Synonyms

sambhava

Antonyms

vibhava, abhava

doctrine

  • existence; becoming; the process of life in a realm (sensual, form, formless); tenth link of dependent origination

  • SN 12.2

    katamo ca bhikkhave bhavo? tayo me bhikkhave bhavā

general

  • state of existence; condition of life

bhavati

approximate

bhūrootbhavastemtisuffix

via inflected form bhava · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

hoti, tiṭṭhati

general

  • is; exists; is present

  • SN 47.14

    tama't'agge mete, ānanda, bhikkhū bhavissanti ye keci sikkhākāmā'ti

  • MN 40

    tesaṃ vo, bhikkhave, evaṃsamaññānaṃ sataṃ evaṃpaṭiññānaṃ sataṃ, yā samaṇasāmīcippaṭipadā taṃ paṭipajjissāma. evaṃ no ayaṃ amhākaṃ samaññā ca saccā bhavissati paṭiññā ca bhūtā.

  • becomes; comes into being; arises

  • SN 47.14

    tama't'agge mete, ānanda, bhikkhū bhavissanti ye keci sikkhākāmā'ti

  • MN 40

    tesaṃ vo, bhikkhave, evaṃsamaññānaṃ sataṃ evaṃpaṭiññānaṃ sataṃ, yā samaṇasāmīcippaṭipadā taṃ paṭipajjissāma. evaṃ no ayaṃ amhākaṃ samaññā ca saccā bhavissati paṭiññā ca bhūtā.

bhavanta

approximate

bhūrootantasuffix

via inflected form bhava · vocative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

bhū1be; become

general

  • becoming; existing (present participle of bhavati); (adj.) prosperous; (as address) sir

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