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Nimmānaratī

A class of devas, inhabiting the fifth of the six deva-worlds.

D.i.218; M.i.289, etc; S.i.133, etc; A.i.210, etc. For their life span see the Compendium of Philosophy (Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha) 140 f.

They are so called because they delight in their own creations. They can create any form in any colour. NidA.109; RA.234; VibhA.519.