देव
शाब्दिक अर्थ (Shabdartha)
Shining one, god
व्युत्पत्ति एवं धातु मूल (Vyutpatti)
Sanskrit 'deva', from a root meaning 'to shine.'
आध्यात्मिक भावार्थ व संदर्भ
Devas are celestial beings who, unlike a single supreme divinity, are themselves subject to birth, death and the law of karma; in Buddhist cosmology they are simply the most fortunate of the many classes of beings within samsara.