OTHER QUOTES
On seeing him, [Dona] went to him and said, “Master, are you a deva [a god]?” “No, brahman, I am not a deva.” “Are you a gandhabba [a kind of low-grade god; a celestial musician]?” “No…” “… a yakkha [a kind of protector god, or sometimes a trickster spirit]?” “No…” “… a human being?” “No, brahman, I am not a human being.” … “Then what sort of being are you?” … “Remember me, brahman, as ‘awakened.’” The Buddha in the Dona Sutta