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Bhavatva, 屹ٱ, 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)

: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

屹ٱ (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 (屹ٱ) of [both] gnosis and discerning [ñԲñԲ屹ٱ], [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] [...]�.

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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 (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Bhavatva in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

屹ٱ (भावत्व):—[=屹-ٱ] [from ] n. the state of becoming or being etc., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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