This research is of 3 objectives, namely :- (1) to study the Causes for being Devatās (2) to study the Causes for being Human beings (3) to Comparatively study the Causes for being Devatās and Human beings in Kāmāvacarabhũmi .
From the study, it is found that :- Devatās are the groups of Gods. They are the members of heaven deities who are entertained with 5 Kāmāguõas by their supernatural powers. Devatās live in Deloka and were born to be Opapātikas. Kāmāvacarabhũmis or the heavens of 6 levels are the locations of Kāmāvacarabhũmi Devatās. They live more highly than the Earth. The causes for being Devatās are Dāna Pariccāga, the observation of 5 Sãlas and 8 Sãlas and the wish for being Devatās in Kāmāvacarabhũmi.
The human beings in Buddhism are the persons who have high-minds and Manussadhamma, and they can also develop themselves. In 4 Origins, the Human beings are born in Jalābujas, those who were born from the womb. The development of the human lives said by the Buddha is entirely agreed by Doctors in the present time.
The turning to be reborn in humanhood is very difficult. The causes for being human beings are to refrain from all Pāpas and to behave the good conducts with Kāya, Vācā and Citta. When they observe Puññakiriyāvatthus :- Dāna, Sãlas, but without Bhāvanā, it is the cause for being human beings.
The comparative study of causes for being Devatās and human beings in Kāmāvacarabhũmi on the same side is that :- The Cuti of Devatā is the same as the human death. Devatās have the bodies composed of Mahābhũtarũpas and Viññāna like human beings. They also have Dukkha and Sukha. Kāmāvacarabhũmi Devatās have conducts in sensual-desire like the human beings.
The different sides are :- The human beings are born in Jalābuja, those born from the womb; but Devatās are born to be Opapātikas and they have divine ages, castes, Sukhas, Yasas, Adhipateyyas, Rũpas, Voices, Smells, Tastes and Phoññhabba and they also have supernatural powers. The human beings are of more bravery in senses and restraints, and they also observe Brahmacariya in the principles of Ariyamagga Devatā’s conditions are of Gahaññhas. They cannot obtain the monkhood and they have the limitations of knowledge.
The human beings are better than Devatās. That is to say, the human beings have more Guõadhammas than Devatās. The noble monk is the human being who is greater than Devatā, and the human beings can practise the Dhamma for extinguishing the Dukkha. Kāmāvacarabhũmi of all classes in heaven still have Kilesas. They are all in Vaññasaÿsāra, because Kilesas are the causes of the cycles of rebirth in the same way as the case of the worldly persons. |