Devas - Kyundaw, Myanmar
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 24° 12.422 E 096° 49.458
47R E 279027 N 2678869
Buddhist Devas are similar to angels.
Waymark Code: WMVQG1
Location: Myanmar
Date Posted: 05/18/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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This sculpture depicting a male and femael deva is on the grounds of a Buddhist temple complex in the village of Kyundaw, Myanmar.

Wikipedia (visit link) adds:

"A deva (??? Sanskrit and Pali) in Buddhism is one of many different types of non-human beings who share the godlike characteristics of being more powerful, longer-lived, and, in general, much happier than humans, although the same level of veneration is not paid to them as to buddhas.

... 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 devata ("divinity") and devaputta ("son of god"). While the former is a synonym for deva ("deity"), the latter refers specifically to one of these beings who is young and has newly arisen in its heavenly world."
Time Period: Ancient

Approximate Date of Epic Period: 500 BC

Epic Type: Religous

Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art

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