The Sanskrit term Tṛbhava can be transliterated into English as Trbhava or Tribhava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Tribhava (त्रिभव) refers to the “three worlds”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.6.—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogised Goddess Śivā who was residing in the womb of Menā:—“[...] O goddess of the three worlds, manifest yourself [i.e., āvirbhūya] and perform the function of the gods. O goddess, all of us are well protected only due to your favour. Happy persons attain their happiness only from you. Nothing shines in the three worlds [i.e., tribhava] without you”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Tribhava (त्रिभव) refers to the “triple world”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 2).—Accordingly, “[Question.—Why do Buddhist sūtras begin with the word evam, ‘thus’?]—[...] Furthermore, the Buddha’s doctrine is profound and distant; it requires a Buddha to understand it. Without being a Buddha, the believer can enter into the Buddha’s doctrine by the power of faith. Thus, Brahmādevarāja invited the Buddha to turn the wheel of the doctrine (dharmacakra). He invited him with this stanza: ‘In Jambudvīpa, at one time, there appeared; Many impure doctrines. Open the gate of immortality, Preach the pure path’. The Buddha replied with this stanza: ‘My doctrine is very difficult to grasp, It is able to cut through the fetters. Those whose minds are attached to the desire of the triple world (tribhava-tṛṣṇā); Are unable to understand it’. [...]”.

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Tribhava (त्रिभव) refers to the “triple states of existence”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then on that occasion the Lord uttered these verses: [...] (93) The morality which is unsullied (anāsrava), unconditioned, without any activity of body, speech or mind, without any origination, and not dependent on the triple states of existence (tribhava) is the recollection of morality. (94) God is pure and free from impurity or vices, dwells in the Tuṣita Heaven, and obtains the stage of consecration. Recollecting such pure beings, one thinks ‘I will also become like him, the Lord, soon’. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Tṛbhava (तृभव).—hyper-Sanskrit for tri-bhava, q.v.: Gaṇḍavyūha 483.16.

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Tribhava (त्रिभव).—(= Pali tibhava, nt., see Childers), the triple states of existence (kāma, rūpa, and arūpa): yadi sarvabhayaṃ tribhave na bhavet Mahāvastu ii.149.17 (verse); sarva- sattvān…tribhave vilagnān Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 128.1 (verse); tribhaveśva- raḥ (= the Buddha) Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 6.9 (verse); (see s.v. vartmīya) (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 26.22. See also tṛbhava.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Tribhava (त्रिभव):—[=tri-bhava] [from tri] mfn. said of a kind of fever, [Bhāvaprakāśa vii, 8, 70.]

2) Tribhāva (त्रिभाव):—[=tri-bhāva] [from tri] [gana] brāhmaṇādi.

[Sanskrit to German]

Tribhava in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Tri, Bhava.

Starts with: Tribhavanta, Tribhavatrishna.

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Full-text: Traibhavya, Nirbhidyati, Bhava, Tribhavatrishna, Vartmiya, Vijnapti.

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