Bhava: "becoming," (form of) rebirth, (state of) existence, a "life." There are 3 states of existence conventionally enumd as k¤ma-, r¬pa-, ar¬pa- or sensual existence, deva-corporeal, and formless existence... D II.57; III.216; S II.3; IV.258; A II.223; III.444.... - Another view is represented by the division of bhava into kamma- and upapatti- (uppatti-), or the active functioning of a life in relation to the fruitional, or resultant way of the next life.... - In the "causal chain" (PaÂicca-samupp¤da, q. v.) bhava is represented as condition of birth (j¤ti), or resultant force for new birth.....
-agga the best (state of) existence, the highest point of existence (among the gods) J III.84...; often as highest "heaven" as opposed to Av¨ci, the lowest hell; thus at J IV.182; VI.354....
-anga constituent of becoming, function of being, functional state of subconsciousness, i. e. subliminal consciousness or subconscious life-continuum, the vital continuum in the absence of any process [of mind, or attention]..., subconscious individual life.
-antaga "gone to the ends of existence," past existence, Ep. of the Bhagavan Buddha Vism 210.
-antara an existence interval, i. e. transition fr. one life to another, a previous or subsequent life Vism 553 sq.
-a-bhava this or that life, any form of existence some sort of existence....
-¤sava the intoxicant of existence D III.216
-uppatti coming into (a new) ex.
-esan¤ longing for rebirth D III.216, 270.
-ogha the flood of rebirth
-cakka the wheel or round of rebirth, equivalent to the PaÂicca-samupp¤da Vism 529, 576 sq....
-carimak¤ the last rebirth Vism 291.
-ta¼h¤ craving for rebirth D III.212, 216, 274; S V.432...
-sa¸yojana the fetter of rebirth
-salla the sting or dart of rebirth

Bhavati [bh¬ to become, cp. Sk. bh¬mi earth; Gr. fu/sis nature (physical), fu/omai to grow; Lat. fui I have been, futurus=future; Oir. buith to be; Ags. b¬an=Goth. bauan to live, Ger. bauen, also Ags. byldan=to build; Lith. búti to be, b¬tas house Dhtp 1: bh¬ satt¤yaµ] to become, to be, exist, behave etc.....
II. Meanings. In general the meaning "to become, to get" prevails, but many shades of it are possible according to context and combinations. It is impossible and unnecessary to enumerate all shades of meaning, only a few idiomatic uses may be pointed out. - 1. to happen, to occur, to befall J VI.368. - 2. The fut. bhavissati "is certainly," "must be".... 3. Imper. hotu as adv. "very well".... - 4. aor. in meaning and as substitute of ¤siµ, pret. of as to be; etad ahosi this occurred to him DhA I.399 (ass¤ etad ahosi "this thought struck her").