devas
Celestial beings, Eastern
Devas are divine beings in Hindu and Buddhist traditions—gods, celestial spirits, or supernatural entities inhabiting higher realms.
The word comes from Sanskrit meaning "shining one" or "heavenly." In Western esoteric and New Age contexts, devas are sometimes nature spirits or angelic beings governing natural forces: the deva of the garden, mountain devas.
Hindu god of creation
- VishnuHindu deity of preservation
- ShivaHindu god of dissolution
- IndraVedic king of deities
- AgniVedic flame deity
Saraswati · Lakshmi · Parvati · Ganesha · Durga · Kali · Krishna · Rama
Vedic king of deities
- AgniVedic flame deity
- hymnsReligious songs of worship
- mantrasRepeated sacred utterances
- sacrificesThings willingly given up
rituals · priests · ghee · libations · Upanishads
Of the sky above
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- shiningGiving off light
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
transcendent · ethereal · immortal · benevolent · worship · devotion · blessings · grace
Brahma
Hindu god of creation
Agni · Saraswati · Lakshmi · Parvati · Ganesha · Durga · Kali · Krishna · Rama · Chandra
Indra
Vedic king of deities
sacrifices · rituals · priests · ghee · libations · Upanishads
celestial
Of the sky above
heavenly · transcendent · ethereal · immortal · benevolent · worship · devotion · blessings · grace · puja
Brahma
Hindu god of creation
rebirth · merit · bodhisattva · celestial · samsara · radiant
Garuda
Mythical divine bird creature
- MahabharataSanskrit war epic
- RamayanaSanskrit heroic verse narrative
- churningAgitated circular motion
- supernaturalghosts, ghost, witches, spirits, vampire
- Divine Beingsgods, goddesses, deities, angels, archangels
- Hindu-Buddhist mythologyVishnu, Shiva, Brahma, Krishna, Rama
- minor deitiesgodlings, demigods, household gods, Lares, penates
- Buddhist spiritsnaga, nagas, hungry ghost, dakini, apsara
- Samudra Manthanchurning, cosmic ocean, Vishnu, Lakshmi, Shiva
devasdemons
Malevolent supernatural beings
evil spirits · fallen angels · devils · nagas