What ships from beyond they have warned only the secret archives of government show; but, a naval officer myself, I have gathered from the traditions of the service that it has been fully two hundred years since smoke or sail has been sighted east of 30d or west of 175d.
Deva (Buddhism) A deva (à¤¦à¥à¤µ Sanskrit and PÄli) 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.
For other uses, see Devi (disambiguation). DevÄ« (Sanskrit: à¤¦à¥à¤µà¥) is the Sanskrit word for goddess; the masculine form is Deva. Devi â the feminine form, and Deva â the masculine form, mean heavenly, divine, anything of excellence, and are also gender specific terms for a deity in Hinduism. The concept and reverence for goddesses appears in the Vedas, which were composed in the 2nd millennium BC; however, they do not play a central role in that era.