Kammabhava, Kamma-bhava, Kammabhāva: 5 definitions
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Kammabhava means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Kammabhava means the kamma that leads to rebirth. The Buddha describes it as the punnabhi, apunnabhi and anenjabhi sankharas that lead to lower sensual world or the higher material and immaterial worlds. He also identifies kammabhava with all kammas that give rise to new existence.
s. bhava, paticcasamuppāda.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
kammabhāva : (m.) readiness; workableness; fitness.
kammabhava (ကမ္မဘဝ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[kamma+bhava]
[ကမ္မ+ဘဝ]
[Pali to Burmese]
kammabhava—
(Burmese text): ဘဝဟူသောအကျိုးဖြစ်ကြောင်းကံ၊ ဘဝသို့ရောက်စေတတ်သောကံ။ (လောကီကုသိုလ် အကုသိုလ်စေတနာ,ယင်းနှင့်ယှဉ်သော အဘိဇ္ဈာစသော တရားများသည် ကမ္မဘဝ)။
(Auto-Translation): Fate is the cause of life, the luck that can lead to life. (Worldly merit, when compared with the ultimate truths, leads to worldly existence).
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kamma, Bhava.
Starts with: Kammabhavahetuka, Kammabhavakarana, Kammabhavapaccaya, Kammabhavavibhaga.
Full-text: Kammabhavakarana, Kammabhavahetuka, Kammabhavapaccaya, Vattamayakammabhava, Kammabhavavibhaga, Natakammabhavata, Nippariyayakammabhava, Kusalakammabhava, Upapattibhava, Ayuhana, Jati, Bhava, Paticcasamuppada, Kamma.
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Search found 10 books and stories containing Kammabhava, Kamma-bhava, Kammabhāva; (plurals include: Kammabhavas, bhavas, Kammabhāvas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
The Law of Dependent Arising < [Chapter VIII - The Compendium Of Relations]
Summary of Functions < [Chapter III - Miscellaneous Section]
52 Kinds of Mental States < [Chapter II - Mental States]
The Buddha and His Teachings (by Narada Thera)
The Doctrine of Paticcasamuppada (by U Than Daing)
Chapter 8 - The Doctrine Of Paticcasamuppada Shown In Direct Way (anuloma)
Chapter 3 - Khandha Paticcasamuppada
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 11 - Dependent Origination: Paṭiccasamuppāda < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
Part 10 - Mahāvajira Insight Knowledge (Vipassanā-ñāṇa) < [Chapter 7 - The Attainment of Buddhahood]
A Discourse on Paticcasamuppada (by Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw)
Chapter 3 - Five Causes In The Past < [Part 9]
Chapter 4 - Distinction Between Sankhara And Kammabhava < [Part 9]
Chapter 2 - Kammabhava < [Part 8]
Vipassana Meditation (by Chanmyay Sayadaw)
Part 1 - Chain Of Cause And Effect < [Chapter 4 - The Four Foundations Of Mindfulness]