Bhava (disambiguation)

Bhava may be:

  • Bhava is a name of the Hindu god Shiva
  • Bhava a mood, emotion or devotional state of mind
    • Bhava, a philosophical concept in Buddhism
    • Bhava samadhi, which is the channeling of emotional energies into single-pointed devotion
  • Bhava (mood), a mental state mentioned in the Natya Shastra
  • Bhava (king), a king mentioned in the Vedas
  • Bhava in Yoga refers to any of a series of ascending religious moods
  • Bhāva, in jyotisha is a house; one of the 12 divisions of the sky relative to the visible horizon
  • Bhavabhuti, ancient Indian writer