Pāli Dictionary

sabhāva

saprefixbhāvastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

dhamma

general

  • nature; character; inherent quality; disposition

  • normal behaviour; customary practice; usual conduct

doctrine

  • reality; true nature; the way things actually are (own-being, in Abhidhamma usage)

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

sabhavā
  1. sa

    own; one’s own; self; personal (reflexive pronoun or adjective, equivalent to Sanskrit sva or Pali saka)

  2. bhavābhava

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

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