Deva天

   Deva-gati, or devasopa^na, 天趣,Same as 天道. rebirth as a god as a result of good practices in a previous lifetime.

(1)、Heaven (divya). Also expressed as 天上, 天有, 天界, 天上界.

(2)、A heavenly being--a god (deva); the highest of the six paths 六道, the realm of devas, i. e. the eighteen heavens of form and four of formlessness. A place of enjoyment, where the meritorious enjoy the fruits of good karma, but not a place of progress toward bodhisattva perfection.

(3)、The eight kinds of spirit beings .

(4)、A being who possesses superhuman powers.

(5)、The Dao of Heaven, natural law, cosmic energy; according to the Daoists, the origin and law of all things.

   天是六道之中，業報最殊勝的眾生，是享受人間以上勝妙果報的所在，或指其所居住的世界。梵語deva的漢譯。，有「天上者」或「尊貴者」的意思。通常用來指稱天界眾生，或常人所謂的神祇，或指彼等所居住的處所。音譯為提婆。意譯又作天界、天道、天趣等詞。即欲界、色界、無色界諸天。天謂因修上品十善，復修世間禪定，得生其中，身有光明，故名為天，果報最勝，故名為天。

   天以十善為乘，運出五道，得生欲天。於修十善時，更能修習禪定，即生色界，無色界天，故名天乘。（十善者，不殺生、不偷盜、不邪婬、不妄語、不兩舌、不惡口、不綺語、不貪欲、不瞋恚、不邪見。五道者，人道、修羅道、餓鬼道、畜生道、地獄道。）