Pāli Dictionary

bhāveti

bhūrootbhāvestemtisuffix

Part of speech

verb

meditation

  • cultivates; develops; meditatively trains

  • Dhp 87

    kaṇhaṃ dhammaṃ vippahāya, sukkaṃ bhāvetha paṇḍito, okā anokam'āgamma, viveke yattha dūramaṃ.

  • AN 2.19

    kusalaṃ, bhikkhave, bhāvetha. sakkā, bhikkhave, kusalaṃ bhāvetuṃ. no ce'daṃ, bhikkhave, sakkā abhavissa kusalaṃ bhāvetuṃ, n'āhaṃ evaṃ vadeyyaṃ, kusalaṃ, bhikkhave, bhāvethā'ti.

general

  • causes to become; produces; increases

  • Dhp 87

    kaṇhaṃ dhammaṃ vippahāya, sukkaṃ bhāvetha paṇḍito, okā anokam'āgamma, viveke yattha dūramaṃ.

  • AN 2.19

    kusalaṃ, bhikkhave, bhāvetha. sakkā, bhikkhave, kusalaṃ bhāvetuṃ. no ce'daṃ, bhikkhave, sakkā abhavissa kusalaṃ bhāvetuṃ, n'āhaṃ evaṃ vadeyyaṃ, kusalaṃ, bhikkhave, bhāvethā'ti.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

bhaveiti
  1. bhavebhava

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

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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