bhāva

The Sanskrit word bhava (भव) means being, worldly existence, becoming, birth, be, production, origin, but also habitual or emotional tendencies.

In Buddhism, bhava is the tenth of the twelve links of Pratītyasamutpāda. It is the link between reincarnations. In the Thai Forest Tradition, bhava is also interpreted as the habitual or emotional tendencies which leads to the arising of the sense of self, as a mental phenomenon.