Bhava may be: Bhava is a name of the Hindu god Shiva Bhava, a philosophical concept in Buddhism Bhava samadhi, which is the channeling of emotional energies into single-pointed devotion Bhāva (Hinduism) a mood, emotion or devotional state of mind 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 Bhava (fish), a monospecific genus of freshwater fish