Japanese

Noun

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

1. Buddhist term, literally meaning: "cultivated gauze", referring to one of the six realms of reincarnation in Buddhist cosmology.
2. an Indian ogreish god. see 阿修羅
3. carnage
4. 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,) **** 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"