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Meaning 1
The eighth year of the 60-year cycle of the Tamil calendar.
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bhava
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noun
Meaning 2
A feeling or mood, especially one of maturation that arises from understanding of the continuity of life and death (reincarnation).
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit भव (bhava) directly, as well as through Pali bhava.