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Devaka 165 Desana
the god's (i. e. Yama's see above i') messenger A 1.1.58,
142; M U.75; in. 179; J 1. 138; DhA 1.85 (tayo d.) ;
Mhbv. 122 ("suttanta) ; -deva " the god of gods," Ep.
of the Buddha (cp. devatideva) Th i, 533, 1278 (of
Kappayana) ; DlisA i ; PvA 140 ; -dhamma
that which
111.74 -dhita a
is divine or a god A 111.277 (°ika) ; DhA
female deva or angel (cp. devaputta), lit. daughter of a
god J 11.57; VvA 137. 153 (with ref. to Vimanapetis)
-nagara the city of the Devas, heaven J 1.168. 2ri2 ;
DhA 1.280 ; -nikaya a class, community or group of
gods, celestial state or condition D 11. 261 (sixty enunV')
5 IV.180; M 1. 102 sq. ; A 1.63 sq. ; 11.185; 111249 sq. ;
IV. 55 ; V.18 ; -paiiha questioning a god, using an oracle
D i.ii ( = DA 1.97 : devadasiya sarire devatarj ot.iretva
panha-pucchanar)) ; -parivara a retinue of gods A 11. gi ;
-parisa the assembly of gods A 11. 1 85 ; Tikp 24 1 . -putta
"son of a god," a demi-god, a ministering god (cp. f.
dcva-dhita), usually of Yakkhas, but also appl' to the
4 archangels having charge of the higher world of the
Yama deva (viz. Suyama devaputta) ; the Tusita d.
(Santusita d.) ; the Nimmanarati d. (Suniramita d.) ; &
the ParanimmitavasavattI d. (Vasavatti d.) D 1.2 7 sq. 1 ;
cp. J 1.48. — D 11.12, 14 ; S 1.46 sq. ; 216 sq. ; iv.280 ;
A 1.278; It 76 ; J 1.59 (jara-jajjara) ; iv.ioo (Dhamma
d.) ; VI. 239 (fava d.) ; PvA 6, 9, 55, 92, 113 (Yakkho ti
dcvaputto) ; Miln 23 ; -pura the city of the gods,
heaven S iv.202 ; Vv 64-"' ( — Sudassana- mahanagara
VvA 285) ; J 1V.I43 ; -bhava celestial existence PvA 1O7 ;
-bhoga the wealth of the gods PvA ; 97 -manussa
(pi.) gods & men D 1.46, 62«(, 99 ("manuse) ; M 11.38,
55; Sn 14 (sa"), 23O (°pujita), 521; It 8(j ("setthk)
Kh vni.iii; KhA 196; PvA 17, 31, 117; -'-'loka the
world of gods and men. It comprises (1) the world
of gods proper (Dcvas, i. e. Sakka, Mara & Brahma ;
corresp. to sammuti-deva. see above); (2) sanianas &
brahmaiias (cp. visuddhi-deva) ; (3) gods & men under
the human aspect (gati, cp. upapatti deva) : Su 1047,
K163 ; cxpl. at Nd^ 309 & (with ditf. interpretations)
DA 1.
1 74 sq. ; -yana leading to the (world of)
the gods, i. e. the road to heaven Sn 1 39, also in
°yaniya (magga) D 1.215 ; -raja king of the devas, viz.
Sakka Nd' 177; J
111.392 (=devinda); DhA in. 441 ;
PvA 62 ; -nipa divine appearance or form PvA 92 ;
-loka the particular sphere of any devas, the seat of the
devas, heaven ; there exist 26 such spheres or heavens
(see loka) ; when 2 are mentioned it refers to Sakka's
6 Brahma's heavens. A seat in a dcvaloka is in sar)sara
attained by extraordinary merit: Dh 177 ; J 1.202,
203 ; IV. 273 ; rii.\ 74 ; KhA 228 ; PvA 5, 9, 21, 06, 81.
89 ; Vism 415. etc. ; -vimana the palace of a deva J 1.58 ;
VvA 1 73 ; -sankhalika a magic chain J 11.12S ; v.92. 94 ;
-sadda heavenly sound or talk among the dcvas It 75
(three such sounds).
Devaka (adj.) (-") [devat- ka] belonging or peculiar to the
devas ; only in sa°-loka the world including the gods in
general D 1.62 ; Nd^
309 ;
Sn
Miln 234. See also dcvamanussa-loka.
80, 377, 443, 760 etc. ;
Devata (adj.) (-") having such & such a god as one's special
divinity, worshipping, a worshipper of, devotee of Miln
234 (15rahma°+ Brahma (garuka). — f. devata in pati°
" worshipping the husband," i. e. a devoted wife J
111.406 : VvA
128.
Devata (f) [dcva+ta, qualitative-abstr. suffix, like Lat.
juventa, scnecta. Goth. hauhi|>a, Ohg. fuUida cp. Sk.
pfirnata, bandhuta etc.] " condition or state of a deva."
divinity ; divine being, deity, fairy. The term comprises
all beings which are otherwise styled devas, & a
list of them given at Nd^ 308 & based on the principle
that any being who is worshipped (or to whom an offering
is made or a gift given: dc-vata — yesar) deti, as is
expressed in the conclusion " ye yesar) dakkhineyya te
tesaQ devata ") is a devata, comprises 5 groups of 5
kinds each, viz. (i) ascetics; (2) domestic animals
(elephants, horses, cows, cocks, crows) ; (3) physical
forces & elements (fire, stone etc.) ; (4) lower gods
deva) (naga, suvaniia, yakkha, asura,
( : bhumma
gandhabba) ; (5) higher gods : ( inhabitants of the devaloka
proper) Maharaja, Canda, Suriya, Inda, Brahma),
to which are added the 2 aspects of the sky-god as devadevata
& disa-devata). — Another definition at VvA 21
simply states': devata ti devaputto pi Brahma pi deva-
dhita pi vuccati. — Among the var. deities the foil, are
frequently mentioned : rukkha" tree-gods or dryads
M 1.306; 1. J 221; PvA 5; vatthu" earth gods (the
four kings) Pv 4' ; PvA 1 7 ; vana° wood-nymphs M
1.306; samudda° water-sprites 11. J 112 etc. etc.
D i.iSo (mahiddhika, pi.). 192; 11.8, 87, 139, 158;
S I. sq. ; IV. 302 ; M 1.245 ; 11.37 ; A 1.O4, 2 10, 311 ; 11.70
(sapubba") ; 111.77 (bali-patiggShika), 287 (saddh.lya
saraannagata) ; 309; iv.302 sq., 390 (vippatisiriniyo)
1.59. 7-.
v. 331 ; Sn 45, 316, 458, 995, 1043; Dh 99; J
223, 256; IV. 1 7, 474; Vv lO^; Pv II. 1'"; KhA 113. 117;
PvA 44.
-Anussati
-inubhava divine power or majesty 1. J 16S ;
" remembrance of the gods." one of the 6 anussatitJlianani.
or subjects to be kept in mind D 111.250, 280,
cp. A 1. 211 ; Visra 197. -uposatha a day of devotion
to the gods A 1.211 ; -paribhoga fit to be enjoyed by
gods II. J 104; -ball an oHering to the gods A 11.08;
-bhava at PvA 1 10 read as devattabhava (opp. petatlabhava).
Devati [divj to lament, etc. ; see pari". Cp. also parideva
etc.
Devatta (nt.) [deva+ tta] the state of being a deva, divinity
ThA 70 ; PvA 1 10 ("bhava as Vakkha, opp. petatla
bhava ; so read for devata-bhava).
Devattana (nt.) [last] sfate or condition of a deva Th 1,
1127; cp. petattana in the foil, verse.
Devara [Sk. dovr it devara Gr. I'lii';^) (* Uml- ini) . Lat. Icvir,
Ohg. zeihhur. Ags. ticor] husband's brother, brotherin-law
J VI. 152 ; Vv ^2}^ (sa°). popularly cxpl'' at VvA
135 as " dutiyo varo ti va dovaro, bhattu kanittha
bhata."
1,296
1.187 sq., -nt. "g as adv.
DA Devasika (a