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**RCQDnMp5** · 08-29-2010, 02:00 PM

When I first read this sutta I took 'devata' to be a beautiful female lay practitioner rather than a supernatural being. After all, we often call beautiful female celebrities', devas'...and someone can also be said to 'light up the room' with a smile or with their positive qualities.

08-29-2010, 02:00 PM	#6
RCQDnMp5 Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 446 Senior Member	When I first read this sutta I took 'devata' to be a beautiful female lay practitioner rather than a supernatural being. After all, we often call beautiful female celebrities', devas'...and someone can also be said to 'light up the room' with a smile or with their positive qualities.
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