Answer

Yes, within Jain tradition, a Bhavanvasi Deva can visit or move to the place of another Deva, according to their divine capacity, status, karmic limitations, and the rules of their realm.

Explanation

Bhavanvasi Devas are one of the four main classes of heavenly beings in Jain cosmology:

• Bhavanvasi Devas – residential heavenly beings
• Vyantar Devas – wandering/intermediary heavenly beings
• Jyotishka Devas – luminous celestial beings
• Vaimanika Devas – higher heavenly beings living in celestial vimānas

The word Bhavanvasi means “those who live in mansions or residences.” They have their own divine abodes, but they are not absolutely fixed in one place in the way immobile beings are.

So, a Bhavanvasi Deva may visit another Deva’s bhavan, but this is not like ordinary human visiting. Their movement is governed by:

• their type of heavenly body,
• their divine powers,
• their rank and hierarchy,
• their karmic limitations,
• and the order of their specific heavenly realm.

Spiritual Understanding

In Jain Dharma, even Devas are still saṃsārī jīvas—souls wandering in the cycle of birth and death. Their divine pleasures, residences, and powers are the result of punya karma, but they are still bound by karma.

So even though a Bhavanvasi Deva may have extraordinary movement and enjoy divine environments, that state is not liberation. It is still temporary.

Takeaway

A Bhavanvasi Deva can visit another Deva’s bhavan, but only within the limits of their karmic capacity and the rules of their celestial class. In Jain understanding, heavenly life is powerful and pleasurable, but it is still part of saṃsār, not moksha.