Bhavatva, Bhāvatva, Bhava-tva: 4 definitions
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Bhavatva means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesBhāvatva (भावत्व) refers to the “nature” (of gnosis and discerning), according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, while explaining the mind-circle: “[...] Owing to the nature (bhāvatva) of [both] gnosis and discerning [jñānavijñānabhāvatvāt], [the circle] itself has the parts of charnel grounds. This [circle] is among the three circles in the Emanation [Layer] by name. Subsequently, the other two circles, all of them (both), are explained. The Mind Circle, the first, is thus [taught] [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhāvatva (भावत्व):—[=bhāva-tva] [from bhāva] n. the state of becoming or being etc., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Abhavatva, Alpaprabhavatva, Anyasvabhavatva, Anyonyabhavatva, Ekibhavatva, Jnanabhavatva, Mahanubhavatva, Nishprabhavatva, Prabhavatva, Pratibhavatva, Sannabhavatva, Svabhavatva, Svabhavonnatabhavatva, Vibhavatva, Vijnanabhavatva.
Full-text: Svabhavonnatabhavatva, Vibhavatva, Sannabhavatva, Prabhavatva, Svabhavatva, Abhava.
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Search found 9 books and stories containing Bhavatva, Bhāvatva, Bhava-tva, Bhāva-tva; (plurals include: Bhavatvas, Bhāvatvas, tvas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.3.53 < [Part 3 - Devotional Service in Ecstasy (bhāva-bhakti)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 9 - The Definition of Ajñāna (nescience) < [Chapter X - The Śaṅkara School Of Vedānta]
Reviews < [October 1964]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 17 - Application of the Dialectic to the Different Categories and Concepts < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
Consciousness in Gaudapada’s Mandukya-karika (by V. Sujata Raju)
Critique of various theories of causation < [Chapter 6: A Study of Māṇḍūkya Kārikā: Alātaśānti Prakaraṇa]