In respect to Dependent Origination, the Suttas define "bhava" as follows:
However, in respect to Dependent Origination, the Vibhanga of the Abhidhamma says the Suttas define "bhava" as follows:Sutta wrote:And what is becoming?
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, bhavo?
There are these three types of becoming.
Tayome, bhikkhave, bhavā—
Sensual becoming, material becoming and immaterial becoming.
kāmabhavo, rūpabhavo, arūpabhavo.
This is called becoming.
Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhavo.
SN 12.2
While I cannot recall any suttas directly about Dependent Origination that literally say the above; are there any suttas that support what the Abhidhamma says above?Vibhanga wrote:Tattha katamo upādānapaccayā bhavo? Bhavo duvidhena— atthi kammabhavo, atthi upapattibhavo.
Tattha katamo kammabhavo? Puññābhisaṅkhāro, apuññābhisaṅkhāro, āneñjābhisaṅkhāro— ayaṁ vuccati “kammabhavo”. Sabbampi bhavagāmikammaṁ kammabhavo.
Tattha katamo upapattibhavo? Kāmabhavo, rūpabhavo, arūpabhavo, saññābhavo, asaññābhavo, nevasaññānāsaññābhavo, ekavokārabhavo, catuvokārabhavo, pañcavokārabhavo— ayaṁ vuccati “upapattibhavo”.
Ayaṁ vuccati “upādānapaccayā bhavo”.
https://suttacentral.net/vb6/pli/ms
Therein what is “because of attachment becoming arises”? Becoming by way of twofold division: Is action-becoming; is resultant-becoming.
Therein what is action-becoming? Activity producing good (resultant), activity producing bad (resultant), activity producing unshakeable (resultant). This is called action-becoming. Also all action leading to becoming is action-becoming.
Therein what is resultant [rebirth]-becoming? Becoming (in the plane of) desire, becoming (in the plane of) form, becoming (in the) formless (plane), perception-becoming, non-perception-becoming, neither perception nor non-perception-becoming, single aggregate becoming, four aggregate becoming, five aggregate becoming. This is called resultant-becoming.
This is called “because of attachment becoming arises”.
https://suttacentral.net/vb6/en/thittila
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