Asura

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Mahishasura Statue, Chamundi Hills, near Mysore

Etymology

Sanskrit असुर (ásura).

Noun

Asura (plural Asuras)

1. (Hinduism) Deities among the Hindu dharma. Considered to be a group of power-seeking deities, sometimes referred to as devas.
2. (Buddhism) The lowest class of deities and demigods of the Kāmadhātu.

Translations

Asura in Hinduism

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿修羅 (cmn), 阿修罗 (cmn) (āxiūluo)

• Finnish: Asura (fi)
• French: açoura (fr), asura (fr)

• Japanese: アスラ (ja) (asura)
• Lithuanian: Asura (lt) f
• Marathi: असुर (mr) (asura)
• Russian: асура (ru) (asura)

Asura in Buddhism

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿修羅 (cmn), 阿修罗 (cmn) (āxiūluo)

• Finnish: Asura (fi)

• Japanese: 阿修羅 (ja) (あしゅら), ashura (ja)
• Lithuanian: Asura (lt) f
• Marathi: असुर (mr) (asura)

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