Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. bhava (becoming, existence)
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (20 in total)
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
ecstasy; highest heaven
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
living thing; animate
untonsured (monk or priest or nun)
discrimination; historical school of poetic thought; attachment; distractions
state (or period) of life
virtuous; rich
sentient beings; humaneness; compassion
realm of existence
nonexistence or existence; absence or presence
bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
streak of good luck
the instant of birth (rebirth)
the instant of death
temporary existence
contemplation on concrete, tangible things
the four stages of existence: birth, life, death, and limbo
Examples (1 in total)
Can we create something out of nothing?