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Bhūta is a Sanskrit word that has several meanings:
- true, matter of fact, reality, (that which is or has been) existing, present, being or being like anything, consisting of, mixed or joined with
- Bhoot, (भूत) is the word for the ghost of a deceased person, a spirit (good or evil), a demon, imp, goblin
- of an heretical sect (with Jainas, a class of the Vyantaras)
- Shiva, of a son-in-law of Daksha and father of numerous Rudras
- of a Yaksha
- the 14th day of the dark half of the lunar month
- the lived world (bhūtajagata)
- well-being, welfare, prosperity
- In Hindu philosophy and Buddhism, bhūta denotes a element. The five elements: Akasha, Vayu, Agni, Ap, and Prithvi (in the same order) constitute the Pancha Mahabhutas (five great elements).
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