also: ほんう
noun
state of life; period of life
Buddhist term referring to the state or period of existence between birth and death, often contrasted with 中有 (intermediate state) and 死有 (moment of death). Part of the 四有 (four stages of existence) framework.
See also: 四有
仏教では、本有は生を受けてから死ぬまでの期間を指す。
In Buddhism, 本有 refers to the period from birth to death.
四有の一つとして、本有は現世
As one of the four stages of existence, 本有 is considered the period of life in this world.
From 本 (original, true) + 有 (existence, being). A Buddhist technical term; the exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with the concept of the fundamental state of existence.