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	deva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Deva is a Romanian city situated on the left bank of the middle course of the Mures river.
		Deva is dominated by Citadel Hill, a protected nature reserve because of its rare floral species and the presence of the horned adder.
		According to Hindu mythology, the devas are opposed to the Asuras.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /deva.html (383 words)

	Deva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Deva is also a term for heavenly beings in traditional Buddhist cosmology.
		Deva in the New Age movement refers to spiritual forces or beings behind nature.
		Deva or Dava was used in ancient Dacia as a suffix, which meant "a city" in the Dacian language.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Deva (139 words)

	Deva (Hinduism) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Hindu mythology, the devas are opposed to the demonic Asuras.
		Devas and Asuras are also cited in traditional Buddhist cosmology.
		Devas, in Hinduism, are celestial beings that control forces of nature such as fire, air, wind, etc. They are not to be confused with God or His personal form, Saguna Brahman which is visualized as Vishnu or Shiva.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Deva_deity (393 words)

	Encyclopedia: Deva (Hinduism)
		A deity or a god, is a postulated preternatural being, usually, but not always, of significant power, worshipped, thought holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, or respected by human beings.
		Deva a Hindu deity Deva is also a type of supernatural being in traditional Buddhist cosmology.
		Deities, spirits, and mythic beings Hinduism (à¤¸à¤¨à¤¾à¤¤à¤¨ à¤§à¤°à¥à¤®; also known as SanÄtana Dharma, and Vaidika-Dharma) is a worldwide tradition that encompasses several religions and ideologies.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Deva-%28Hinduism%29 (3233 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Deity
		The conception of these deities was anthropopathic, in their motives and passions they were more powerful and more perfect men, they had a human body and a human countenance, human thoughts and feelings, they resided in the clouds or on a high mountain; they dwelt in a heavenly palace.
		The distinction between the creative supreme Deity of the savage,unpropitiated by sacrifice, and the waning, easily-forgotten, cheaply propitiated ghost of a tribesman is vital and essential.
		Again the Deity of savage faith as a rule never died at all; yet the very idea of ghost implies the previous death; a ghost is a phantom of a dead man. Now anthropologists tell us that the idea of death as a universal ordinance is unnatural to the savage (A. Lang; de la Saussaye).
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/04683a.htm (7552 words)

	Deva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Deva is a Romanian city situated on the left bank of the middlecourse of the Mures river.
		Deva is dominated by Citadel Hill, aprotected nature reserve because of its rare floral species and thepresence of the horned adder.Perched on the top of the hill are the ruins of the Citadel built in thirteenth century.
		In Hinduism, a deva is a 'minor' deity, such as Agni, Indra, Soma, and Ushas.According to Hindu mythology, the devas are opposed to the Asuras.
	www.therfcc.org /deva-45859.html (320 words)

	Ishta-deva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to some commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita, the devotee will receive deliverance from ignorance and divine wisdom from their deity and come to perfection by practicing bhakti yoga regardless of the form worshiped.
		The chosen deity is typically seen as a murti — an icon or representation of a deity such as Krishna, Ganesha, or Shiva.
		A certain deity or aspect is seen to choose and be chosen by the devotee, embracing them in lifestyle and vibrations, subtly guiding them to the ultimate reality.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ishta-Deva (1290 words)

	Soma. Who is Soma? What is Soma? Where is Soma? Definition of Soma. Meaning of Soma.
		In the scriptures, Soma is portrayed as sacred and as a god (deva).
		Soma is similar to ambrosia; it is what the gods drink, and what made them deities.
		However the god 'Soma' later evolved into a lunar deity, and became associated with the underworld.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Soma (582 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Deva is known as the Lord of the Sunrise.
		Sol, brother of Hellias and Deva, is the Lord of the Noon.
		She is the most charismatic deity of all, usually able to pacify any other god (for the meantime, anyway), usually only by secular means.
	www.anycities.com /user/hellsbane/GP.html (2245 words)

	* Deva - (Esoteric): Definition
		Deva (Sans.) A god, a "resplendent" Deity, Deva-Deus, from the root div, "to shine." A Deva is a celestial being -- whether good, bad or indifferent -- which inhabits "the three worlds," or the three planes above us...
		Deva -- Angel or celestial being belonging to a kingdom in nature evolving parallel to humanity, and ranging from sub-human elementals to super-human beings on a level with a planetary logos...
		Deva (Sans.) A god, a "resplendent" Deity, Deva-Deus, from the root div, "to shine." A Deva is a celestial being-whether good, bad or indifferent-which inhabits "the three worlds," or the three planes above us...
	en.mimi.hu /esoteric/deva.html (264 words)

	wiki/Deva deity Definition / wiki/Deva deity Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Deva is the Sanskrit word for "god, deityA deity or a god, is a postulated supernatural entity, usually, but not always, of significant power, worshipped, thought holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, or respected by humans.
		Also, Death is personified as the deva YamaYama is the Hindu Lord of death whose first recorded appearance is in the Vedas.
		Hindu deitiesHinduism is a monist and monotheist religion that understands different deities as representing various aspects and principles of one supreme entity, Brahman or parabrahman....
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/Deva_deity (3343 words)

	Encyclopedic Theosophical Glossary, Des-Dir Theosophical U Press
		Deva (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root div to shine] A divinity, a resplendent deity.
		Devarshi (Sanskrit) [from deva divine being + rishi sage] A divine or godlike sage; a son of dharma or yoga.
		The unmanifest deity is symbolized by the circle or nought, and the manifest deity by the diameter of that circle.
	www.theosociety.org /pasadena/etgloss/des-dir.htm (8978 words)

	Suijin, Water Divinity of Japan, Shinto Origin, Patron of Fishermen, Fertility, Motherhood
		This Shinto deity is widely worshipped at "Suiten-gu" Shrines throughout Japan, and votive stone markers devoted to her can be found frequently in the countryside.
		The Buddhist equivalent, named Suiten (literally "water deva") is one of the 12 Deva, and is typically positioned in the west (or southwest) in Japanese mandala paintings.
		Farmers in mountainous regions in particular pray to this deity to keep their fields alive with water, or to spare the village from too much rain, which could kill the crops or cause mudslides.
	www.onmarkproductions.com /html/suijin.html (2265 words)

	Worldisround - Tourist Destinations of Orissa - Spectacular Views in Orissa pictures
		Planetary deities must be worshipped and appeased to secure success in life; the astrologer, along with the priest and the moneylender, is a figure of enduring importance in village life.
		Above these are deities: on the left is Vishnu with his mace and lotus; on the right Brahma, bearded and potbellied, with three of his four heads visible and with matted hair.
		The Deities On the outer face of the compound wall are niches containing a variety of divinities.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/14303/text.html (14195 words)

	Encyclopedia: Human realm
		The deva realm is sometimes also referred to as the gods realm, because its inhabitants are so powerful, they resemble the gods of Greek or Roman mythology.
		However, while the devas may be referred to as gods, they are not seen as omniscient or omnipotent creators, so they are notably distinct from the monotheistic concept of God.
		The asuras are said to experience a much more pleasurable life than humans, but they are plagued by envy for the devas, who they can see, just as humans routinely perceive animals.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Human-realm (624 words)

	Your e - Acharya on Indian Tradition
		Deva is the one who bestows things, or who shines or who illuminates.
		He is the racial as well as the national deity of the Aryan race due to his virtues.
		She is the presiding deity of beauty, grace and charm.
	www.acharyaonline.com /rigveda2.htm (712 words)

	Konark Sun Temple,Sun Temple Konark Orissa,The Temple of The Sun,Temple Chariot of The Sun God,Temple of Lord ...
		The king was popularly known as "Langulia", "the one with a tail." It is possible that he built the temple as a supplication to Surya to remove a spinal swelling of some sort.
		Deities are shown to the public on feast days and festivals and are pulled around the town in brightly decorated chariots.
		Once the presiding deity had gone, the temple was shorn of its spiritual power, and local interest in it would have declined.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /orissa/temples/konark.html (1833 words)

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		Deva is a kind of spiritual being, and because the same word is used in ordinary parlance to mean god, it by no means follows that we have and worship thirty-three crores of gods.
		Deva is a very general and inclusive term for all grades of spiritual beings ranging from the young god-sparks on the ladder of evolution, whose evolution is still latent, up to the highest of the Gods who are divine manifestations and self-conscious Divinities.
		This conch was given to Arjuna by his parent Indra, the deity of the sky, upon the successful conclusion of the expedition which he was requested to make against the daityas of the sea, who had been troubling the deities.
	www.theosophy-nw.org /theosnw/ctg/de-dg.htm (4478 words)

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		With the Occultists it is the third manifested Logos, or Plato’s “second god”, the second logos being represented by him as the “Father”, the only Deity that he dared mention as an Initiate into the Mysteries.
		The Sun was at one time the symbol of Universal Deity shining on the whole world and all creatures; the Sabæans regarded the Sun as the Demiurge and a Universal Deity, as did also the Hindus, and as do the Zoroastrians to this day.
		Metaphysically the first point of manifestation, the germ of primeval differentiation, or the point in the infinite Circle “whose centre is everywhere, and circumference nowhere“.
	www.phx-ult-lodge.org /DEFGHIJK.htm (9077 words)

	Deva: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary on Deva
		Deva (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root div to shine)
		There are classes of ethereal or spiritual beings that are behind mankind in their evolution, unself-conscious god-sparks who have yet to go through the human stage in order to bring forth more fully the glory within them.
		Deva is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
	www.experiencefestival.com /a/Deva/id/102842 (730 words)

	Deva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Deva es una ciudad rumana situada en el banco izquierdo del curso central del río de Mures.
		Deva es dominado por Citadel Hill, una reserva de naturaleza protegida debido a su especie floral rara y la presencia de la serpiente de cuernos.
		El conflicto entre los devas y los asuras creció de conceptos anteriores de Vedic de principios naturales a los temas alegóricos de la existencia y de la condición humana.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/de/Deva.htm (383 words)

	Sanskrit: deva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		deva — of all the demigods; SB 5.22.10
		deva-yānam — the predominating deity for the path of deliverance for the demigods; SB 8.5.36
		deva — of the demigods; CC Madhya 22.141
	vedabase.net /sanskrit/d/deva (3387 words)

	Vaisravana, Guardian of the North (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Deva-raja Vaisravana (Well-known/Famous Deva King) is the Guardian of the Northern Direction and the lord of yakas.
		Vaisravana is often worshipped in his wealth deity form (the Yellow Jambhala).
		If one is fortunate enough to receive aid from any of the wealth deities, one should use most of the wealth to help spread the dharma or for charitable causes.
	www.geocities.com /directx_user/gallery/vaisravana.htm (152 words)

	Working Glossary for Theosophical Literature, W. Q. Judge
		ATMA, the spirit of the universe; spirit; soul; the animating spiritual breath; the permanent Self; the highest principle of life in the universe; in one sense Brahma, the supreme deity and soul of the universe.
		AVATARA, an avatar, the appearance of any deity upon earth, but more particularly the incarnations of Vishnu in his ten principal forms, namely: the fish, tortoise, boar, man-lion, dwarf, the two Ramas, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki, the last yet to come, and which will take place at the end of the four yugas.
		BHARATA, "the one supported," an epithet of Agni as being maintained or kept alive by men; the true consciousness, of which the consciousness of the interior faculties is a reflection; an epithet given Arjuna in the Bhagavad-Gita to signify his intimate relation with his race and nation.
	www.theosophy-nw.org /theosnw/books/wqj-glos/wkggloss.htm (10668 words)

	Deva deity Definition / Deva deity Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Devas (sanskrit meaning beings of light) are in HinduismHinduism (सनातन धर्म; commonly named Sanātana Dharma, roughly Perennial Faith by Hindus) is the oldest major world religion still practised today and first among Dharma faiths.
		It is the third largest religion with approximately 940 million followers worldwide, 96% of whom live in the...
		There are additionally lists of deities by type; see the articles death deity, household deity, lunar deity, and solar deity....
	www.elresearch.com /Deva_deity (207 words)

	Deva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Deva: A divine being according to Hindu beliefs; a devil or evil spirit according to Zoroastrianism.
		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.
	www.experiencefestival.com /deva (953 words)

	.:SAKSIVC: Vedic Literature: Deeper Meaning: Two-Fold Meaning of Mantrās:.
		Recall that root meaning for deva deity is div, to shine.
		For the vedic sages, it is the symbol of the primordial sound, mantra which destroys all the forces of darkness.
		It follows that we accept the interpretation of the great commentator Sāyaņa as giving the exoteric side or the externals of the vedic worship and deities; we do feel that in many places the explanation of a phrase, a line or a rik given by Sāyaņa is not useful even for his own purposes.
	www.vedah.com /org/literature/deeperMeaning/2Mean.asp (770 words)

	deva Brahmin Samaj (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Term : "deva: "Shining one." A being inhabiting the higher astral plane, in a subtle, nonphysical body.
		Deva is also used in scripture to mean "God or Deity." See: Mahadeva.
		Description : "deva: "Shining one." A being inhabiting the higher astral plane, in a subtle, nonphysical body.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /prakash.joshi/Deva.html (68 words)

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