ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Abhava

Alright, so abhava means "absence" or "non-existence" in Sanskrit. Now, let's imagine you have a box of chocolates. Yummy, right? But what if the box is empty? That's abhava.

In Hindu philosophy, abhava is used to describe the absence or non-existence of something. So if you're looking for your favorite ball and it's not under the bed, it's not in the room, it's not anywhere, that's abhava.

There are different types of abhava such as "pragabhava," which means something that didn't exist before, and "anyonyabhava," which means the absence of one thing because another thing is present.

Basically, abhava is when something is not there or doesn't exist. Kind of like when you go to the park and your favorite swing is taken - you experience abhava because the swing you want is not there.