Kshayikabhava, Kṣāyikabhāva, Kshayika-bhava: 1 definition

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Kshayikabhava means something in Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Kṣāyikabhāva can be transliterated into English as Ksayikabhava or Kshayikabhava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Kṣāyikabhāva (क्षायिकभाव) refers to one of the five Bhāvas (“condition of a living being”), as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 29, l. 14]—There are five bhāvas: (1) aupaśamikabhāva, (2) kṣāyikabhāva, (3) kṣāyopaśamikabhāva, (4) audayikabhāva and (5) pāriṇāmikabhāva. Roughly speaking, ‘bhāva’ means a condition of a living being. For details see JRL (pp. 98-100).

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