The difference between Sankara, Kamma, and bhawa.

[Adutiya]

Here is a discussion that should help clear up what bhava means:

Bhava doesn't mean 'becoming'

Hi friends, Hope you are all well. Some thoughts on the meaning of bhava. The word is sometimes translated as ‘becoming’, generally by people who marginalize rebirth in the second noble truth and in Dependent Arising. They explain bhava as “becoming an identity” or something similar. But in the suttas bhava means existence in a certain realm/place. It essentially means a life, not a kind of momentary “becoming” that one does in the moment. Here are some quick and self-e…