Jain dharm ke mutabiq "dev gati" ke jiv ya beings ka sharir bahut hi suksma (subtle) hota hai, jo ki thos (gross) sharir se alag hota hai. Kuch mukhya baatein is prakar hain:

• Sharir ki prakriti: Devaon ka sharir sukshm pudgal (sukshma pudgala) se bana hota hai. Ye sharir roop-darshan ya chumban jaise senses ke saath hota hai, par yah gross shareer ki tarah unke liye bahut chhota aur halkā hota hai.
• Indriya aur man: Devao ke paas man aur prabhavi indriyaan hoti hain, lekin inka vikas aur kriya karma ke anusar hota hai. Ve apne swargik sthalon me anand prapt karte hain, par unki jivaatma par karmo ka prabhav abhi bhi hota hai.
• Jivan avadhi (lifespan): Devaon ki avadhi bahut lambi hoti hai, lekin anant nahi. Jeevan ke anty par ve punarjanm (vaividhya ke gati) ki or badh sakte hain.
• Karm ki pravriti: Dev gati me bhi jiva karm (pudgal tattva) ke bandhan se mukt nahi hota; lekin un par sristi-karm (adhik antardasha) ki pratibaddhata kam hoti hai, isliye unka anand aur sukh adhik samay tak tikta hai.

Digambar aur Shwetambar traditions ke beech kuch chhote-mote drishtikon alag ho sakte hain. Samaanya roop se dono mein yahi baat samjhi jaati hai ki dev gati ke jiv ka sharir suksma hota hai, jo indriyaon se yukt hota hai, par woh purusharthi purvak karmon se mukt nahi hote.

Agar aap chahen to main in vishayon par adhik vistar se Digambar aur Shwetambar ki vyakhya (arth) bhi de sakta/ sakti hoon.