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A deva (देव Sanskrit and Pāli) in Buddhism is one of many different types of non-human beings who share the characteristics of being more powerful, longer-lived, and, in general, much happier than humans, although none of them are worthy of worship. Synonyms in other languages include Khmer ''tep'' (ទេព), or ''preah'' (ព្រះ), Myanmar language ''nat'', Tibetan ''lha'', Mongolian ''tenger'' (тэнгэр), Chinese ''tiān rén'' (天人), Korean ''cheon'', Japanese ''ten'', Vietnamese ''thiên'', Thai ''thep'' (เทพ), ''thewa'' (เทวะ), ''thewada'' (เทวดา), etc. The concept of devas was adopted in Japan partly because of the similarity to the Shinto's concept of kami. Other words used in Buddhist texts to refer to similar supernatural beings are dēvatā (देवता; "deity") and dēvaputra (देवपुत्र; Pāli: devaputta; "son of god"). It is unclear what the distinction between these terms is. ==Powers of the devas== Devas are invisible to the human eye. The presence of a deva can be detected by those humans who have opened the "Divine eye" (), (Pāli: dibbacakkhu), (Chinese: 天眼) an extrasensory power by which one can see beings from other planes. Their voices can also be heard by those who have cultivated divyaśrotra, a similar power of the ear. Most devas are also capable of constructing illusory forms by which they can manifest themselves to the beings of lower worlds; higher and lower devas even have to do this between each other. Devas do not require the same kind of sustenance as humans do, although the lower kinds do eat and drink. The higher sorts of deva shine with their own intrinsic luminosity. Devas are also capable of moving great distances speedily and of flying through the air, although the lower devas sometimes accomplish this through magical aids such as a flying chariot. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deva (Buddhism)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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