Deva can refer to: Deva deity, a Hindu deity. Deva (Buddhism), a term for heavenly beings in traditional Buddhist cosmology. Deva (New Age), spiritual forces or beings behind nature. Chester, Britain; called Deva when a Roman castrum in AD 400. Deva, Romania a Romanian city in Hunedoara county. An Albanian family name. Demokraattinen Vaihtoehto (DeVa); "Democratic Alternative"

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Deva, devas:

god(s). Shining ones.

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Deva: A divine being according to Hindu beliefs; a devil or evil spirit according to Zoroastrianism.

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deva: (Sanskrit) "Shining one."

A being living in the higher astral plane, in a subtle, nonphysical body. Deva is also used in scripture to mean "God or Deity."

See: Mahadeva.

(See also: Deva, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

In Smartism, a denomination of Hinduism, an Ishta-deva or Ishta devata or Ishta-devatha is a term meaning "the god one prays most." It is derived from the Sanskrit roots for good and god. Traditionally it alludes to the particular god (from among 330 millions as believed by Hindus) who is the saviour of the family (akin to a Patron Saint, chosen by a devotee. In such a concept held by Smartas, di ...

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• Ishta-deva - Murti
• Ishta-deva - Misunderstanding from outsiders
• Ishta-deva - Disagreement within Hinduism
• Ishta-deva - ISKCON and new religious movements

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Deva (देव in Devanagari script, pronounced as "dévə") is the Sanskrit word for "god, deity". It can be variously interpreted as a spirit, demi-god, angel, deity or any supernatural being of high excellence. In Hindu mythology, the devas are opposed to the demonic Asuras. Deva Hinduism - Etymology. The word is from PIE *deiwos, originally an adjective meaning "celestial" or "shining", a PIE (not synchronic Sanskrit) vrddhi derivative from a root *diw "to shine", especially ...

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• Deva Hinduism - Etymology
• Deva Hinduism - Vedic religion
• Deva Hinduism - Classical Hinduism

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The Emperor Sri Achyuta Raya was a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire of south India. He was the much younger brother of Emperor Sri Krishna Deva Raya the Great, whom he succeeded in 1529. Achyuta Raya ruled until his death in 1542. Upon his death, the succession was disputed; his nephew, Sadashiva, finally became king while yet a child, under the regency of Aliya Rama Raya, a son-in-law of Krishnadevaraya. The Tiruvengalanatha Temple was built at Hampi during his reign but was more popularly known by his name as Achyutaraya Temple than the di ...

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Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya (or Vijaya Raya) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya - Background. Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya was the son of Deva Raya I and succeeded his brother, Ramachandra Raya, in 1422 AD as the king of the Vijayanagara Empire. Similar to Ramachandra Raya, Vijaya Raya was not known for doing anything significant and his short reign ended in 1424 AD (though Nuniz had stated that his reign ended in six years, not two) when he was ...

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Virupaksha Raya was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. Virupaksha Raya - Background. With the death of Harihara II,the throne for the Vijayanagara Empire was disputed among his sons, including Deva Raya, Bukka Raya II, and Virupaksha Raya. Virupaksha Raya would only rule for a few months before being murdered by his sons and then succeeded by Bukka Raya II who would rule for two years before he himself would be succeeded by Deva Raya. As his rule was only for a few month ...

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Murtis (singular Murti, also spelled Murthi or Murthy) refers to deities or images used by Hindus and also by some Mahayana Buddhists during worship as points of devotional and meditational focus. They are sometimes abstract, but more often anthropomorphic representations of forms of God like Shiva or Ganesh, Rama or Krishna, Saraswati or Kali. Because the mind is in turbulence (vritti) and incapable of focussing on God as a formless, abstract concept, God is worshiped in a form. Murti is made according to prescriptions of shilpa shas ...

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In traditional Mahayana Buddhist cosmology, the six lower realms are six of the ten spiritual realms; these six realms compose samsara. Six lower realms - Good realms. Note that the order of the realms may differ among different Buddhist traditions; for instance, some traditions place the asura realm second, before the human realm. Six lower realms - Deva realm. The deva realm is the realm of bliss and pride. The deva realm is sometimes also referred to as t ...

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• Six lower realms - Good realms
• Six lower realms - Deva realm
• Six lower realms - Human realm
• Six lower realms - Asura realm
• Six lower realms - Evil realms
• Six lower realms - Hungry ghost realm
• Six lower realms - Animal realm
• Six lower realms - Hell realm

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Deva:

Deity or celestial being. On earth there is a Deva for every form in nature.

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A Theosophical definition of Deva (Devas) :

Deva (Devas)

(Sanskrit) A word meaning celestial being, of which there are various classes. This has been a great puzzle for most of our Occidental Orientalists. They cannot understand the distinctions that the wonderful old philosophers of the Orient make as regards the various classes of the devas. They say, in substance: "What funny contradictions there are in these teachings, which in many respects are profound and seem wonderful. Some of these devas or divine beings are said to be less than man; some of these writings even say that a good man is nobler than any god. And yet other parts of these teachings declare that there are gods higher even than the devas, and yet are called devas. What does this mean?"

The devas or celestial beings, one class of them, are the unself-conscious sparks of divinity, cycling down into matter in order to bring out from within themselves and to unfold or evolve self-consciousness, the svabhava of divinity within. They then begin their reascent always on the luminous arc, which never ends, in a sense; and they are gods, self-conscious gods, henceforth taking a definite and divine part in the "great work," as the mystics have said, of being builders, evolvers, leaders of hierarchies. In other words, they are monads which have become their own innermost selves, which have passed the ring-pass-not separating the spiritual from the divine.

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devas

The demigods who reside in Svarga, led by Indra. They rule the universe and administer the necessities of life for its inhabitants.

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Deva:

The literal translation is God or godly. The devas or demigods, although mortal live a very long time. They rule various aspects of the material creation. For example, Agnideva means 'fire-god'. It is also a name for the fifth house, which has some bearing on the gods that we worship.

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Devas - celestial deities; beings situated in the celestial planets who are endowed with great piety, tremendous lifespans, and superior mental and physical prowess. They are entrusted with specific powers for the purpose of universal administration.

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DEVAS: Celestial beings.

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Deva

Lit., "A shining one".

An inhabitant of the heavenly realms, which is characterized by long life, joyous surroundings and blissful states of mind. In the Buddhist tradition, these states are understood to be impermanent, not eternal.

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Deva

1. Gods, heavenly beings. 2. Heaven. 3. Great people who know and lead others

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DEVA: angelic or radiant beings having great intelligence. They help guide nature by their understanding of the Divine Plan. The direct energies of nature.

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