Asura

See also: asura

English

Mahishasura Statue, Chamundi Hills, near Mysore

Etymology

Sanskrit असुर (ásura).

Noun

Asura (plural Asuras)

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

Translations

Asura in Hinduism

Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿修羅 (zh), 阿修罗 (zh) (āxiūluo)
Finnish: Asura
French: açoura, asura
Hindi: असुर (hi) (asur)
Japanese: アスラ (asura)
Lithuanian: Asura f
Malayalam: അസുരൻ (ml) (asuran)

Marathi: असुर (mr) (asura)
Newari: असुर (asura)
Russian: а́сура (ru) m (ásura)
Sanskrit: असुर (sa) m (asura)
Tamil: அசுரர் (ta) (acurar)
Telugu: అసురుడు (te) (asuruḍu)
Thai: อสูร (th) (à-sǔun)
Vietnamese: A tu la

Asura in Buddhism

Burmese: အသူရကာယ် (my) (a.sura.kay)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿修羅 (zh), 阿修罗 (zh) (āxiūluo)
Finnish: Asura
Japanese: 阿修羅 (ja) (あしゅら, ashura)
Lithuanian: Asura f

Marathi: असुर (mr) (asura)
Russian: а́сура (ru) m (ásura)
Sanskrit: असुर (sa) m (asura)
Thai: อสูร (th) (à-sǔun)
Tibetan: ལྷ་མ་ཡིན (lha ma yin)

References

Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, p. 67.

Anagrams

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