Deities

Deities in Buddhism can refer to:

• Devas

  The beings who reside within the god realms of Buddhist cosmology. These deities are found in both the Pali tradition (or Theravada) and the Sanskrit tradition (or Mahayana).

• Mahayana deities

  Deities found in the Mahayana (including Vajrayana), which include a variety of worldly and supramundane deities. These deities can be peaceful or wrathful in nature.