修羅

Japanese

Kanji in this term
修	羅
しゅ Grade: 5	ら Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

修羅 (hiragana しゅら, rōmaji shura): also see Asura

Buddhist term, literally meaning: "cultivated gauze", referring to one of the six realms of reincarnation in Buddhist cosmology.
an Indian ogreish god. see 阿修羅
carnage
a cart that carrying rocks or woods. 修羅車.

Derived terms

修羅霊 (shura rei): lit. a "demi-god spirit" -- the spirit of a demi-god or of a demi-demon
修羅場
修羅道
修羅の巷
修羅物

See also

天 (Ten,) Deva (Heavenly/Godly) realm of Buddhism
人間 (Ningen,) Manuṣya (Human's) realm of Buddhism
畜生 (Chikushō,) Tiryagyoni (Animal's) realm of Buddhism
餓鬼 (Gaki,) Preta (Hungry Ghost's) realm of Buddhism
奈落 (naraku,) Hell realm of Buddhism
半神 (はんしん, hanshin): lit. a "half-god;" a demigod
半妖 (はんよう, hanyō): lit. a "half-demon/supernatural being"

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