ɐ dˈiːvə sˈænskɹɪt ænd pˈɑːli: (hi)dˈeːʋ(en-us); mɔŋɡˈoʊliən: tˈɛː ˈɛː ˈɛn ɡˈɛː ˈɛː ˈɛr, tˈɛndʒɚ ɪn bˈuːdɪzəm ɪz ɐ tˈaɪp ʌv səlˈɛstjəl bˌiːɪŋ ɔːɹ ɡˈɑːd hˌuː ʃˈɛɹz ðə ɡˈɑːdlˈaɪk kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks ʌv bˌiːɪŋ mˈoːɹ pˈaʊɚfəl, lˈɔŋɡɚlˈɪvd, ænd, ɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, mˈʌtʃ hˈæpɪɚ ðɐn hjˈuːmənz, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə sˈeɪm lˈɛvəl ʌv vˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪz nˌɑːt pˈeɪd tə ðˌɛm æz tə bˈuːdəz.
A Deva (Sanskrit and Pāli: देव; Mongolian: тэнгэр, tenger) in Buddhism is a type of celestial being  or god who shares the god-like 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.