Bhāva (Hinduism)
| Translations of भाव | |
|---|---|
| English | feeling, emotion, mood, becoming |
| Sanskrit | भाव (IAST: bhāva) |
| Pali | भाव (bhāva) |
| Burmese | ဘာဝ (MLCTS: bàwa̰) |
| Khmer | ភព (phob) or ភាវៈ (phiaveak) |
| Mon | ဘာဝ ([həwɛ̀ʔ]) |
| Sinhala | භව or භවය |
| Thai | ภวะ (RTGS: phawa) or ภาวะ (RTGS: phawa) |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
The Sanskrit word bhāva means an emotional frame or state of mind. Bhāva is closely linked with rasa, but they differ on which manifestation of emotion they refer to.