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Webster 1913 Edition

Asura

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A-su′ra

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Noun.

(Hind. Myth.)

An enemy of the gods, esp. one of a race of demons and giants.

Definition 2025

Asura

Asura

See also: asura

English

Mahishasura Statue, Chamundi Hills, near Mysore

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

Japanese: アスラ ‎(asura)
Lithuanian: Asura f
Marathi: असुर (mr) ‎(asura)
Telugu: Asura
Russian: асу́ра (ru) ‎(asúra)
Thai: อสูร ‎(à-sǔun)

Asura in Buddhism

Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿修羅 (zh), 阿修罗 (zh) ‎(āxiūluo)
Finnish: Asura

Japanese: 阿修羅 ‎(あしゅら, ashura)
Lithuanian: Asura f
Marathi: असुर (mr) ‎(asura)
Thai: อสูร ‎(à-sǔun)

Anagrams

auras

asura

asura

See also: Asura

English

Noun

asura ‎(plural asuras)

Alternative spelling of Asura

Anagrams

auras

Japanese

Romanization

asura

rōmaji reading of あすら
rōmaji reading of アスラ