Deva (Buddhism)
Type of celestial being in Buddhism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Deva (देव Sanskrit and Pāli; Mongolian тэнгэр, tenger) in Buddhism is a type of celestial beings or gods who share the god-like characteristics of being more powerful, longer-lived, and, in general, much happier than humans, although the same level of veneration is not paid to them as to Buddhas.
| Translations of Deva | |
|---|---|
| English | Deity |
| Sanskrit | देव (deva) |
| Pali | देव (deva) |
| Assamese | দেৱ (Deo) |
| Bengali | দেব (Deb) |
| Burmese | နတ် (nat) |
| Chinese | 天人 (Pinyin: tiān rén) |
| Indonesian | Dewa (Male), Dewi (Female) |
| Japanese | 天 (Rōmaji: ten) |
| Khmer | ទេវៈ , ទេវតា , ទេព្ដា , ទេព (UNGEGN: Téveă, Tévôta, Tépda, Tép) |
| Korean | 천, 天 (RR: cheon) |
| Mongolian | тэнгэр (tenger) |
| Sinhala | දේව (deva) |
| Tibetan | ལྷ (lha) |
| Thai | เทวะ , เทวดา , เทพ (thewa, thewada, thep) |
| Vietnamese | thiên nhân, thiên giới |
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Other words used in Buddhist texts to refer to similar supernatural beings are devatā ("deities") and devaputta ("son of god"). While the former is a synonym for deva ("celestials"), the latter refers specifically to one of these beings who is young and has newly arisen in its heavenly world.