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In Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja, this title refers to deities or gods (can be the singular or plural form).
Depending on the context, this could also mean "divine".
Specifically, in Japanese, this can refer to Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity).
In some Buddhist context, this also means deity but can also refer to "intelligence" (as in all-knowing).
This demon title comes from the ancient Sanskrit word Asura.
阿修羅 is often used in Buddhism when describing various demons. Sometimes defined as "Fighting and battling giant demon".
In the context of Buddhism: This title originally meant a spirit, spirits, or even the gods (perhaps before 1700 years ago). It now generally indicates titanic demons, enemies of the gods, with whom, especially Indra, they wage constant war. They are defined as "not devas", and "ugly", and "without wine". There are four classes of asuras, separated according to their manner of rebirth. They can be egg-born, womb-born, transformation-born, and spawn- or water-born. Their abode is in the ocean, north of Sumeru but certain of the weaker dwell in a western mountain cave. They have realms, rulers, and palaces, as have the devas.
In terms of power, Asuras rank above humans but below most of the other deities. They live in the area near the coastal foot of Mount Sumeru (on the northern side). Their domain is partially or wholly in the ocean.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Deities Gods | 神明 | jin myou / jinmyou / jin myo / jinmyo | shén míng shen2 ming2 shen ming shenming | |
Frightful Demon Asura | 阿修羅 阿修罗 | ashura | ē xiū luó e1 xiu1 luo2 e xiu luo exiuluo | o hsiu lo ohsiulo |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
神明 see styles |
shén míng / shen2 ming2 shen ming shinmei / shinme / しんめい |
![]() More info & calligraphy: (1) deity; god; (2) (See 天照大神) Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity); (surname) Jinmei The spirits of heaven and earth, the gods; also the intelligent or spiritual nature; intelligence |
地祇 see styles |
dì qí / di4 qi2 ti ch`i / ti chi jigi / ちぎ |
earth spirit gods of the land; earthly deities earth deity |
諸天 诸天 see styles |
zhū tiān / zhu1 tian1 chu t`ien / chu tien shoten / しょてん |
{Buddh} various deities; the gods All the devas; all the heavens |
七福神 see styles |
shichifukujin / しちふくじん | Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods |
八十神 see styles |
yasogami / やそがみ | (archaism) many gods; many deities; many kami; (surname) Yasogami |
国つ神 see styles |
kunitsukami / くにつかみ | gods of the land; earthly deities |
国津神 see styles |
kunitsukami / くにつかみ | gods of the land; earthly deities |
八百万の神 see styles |
yaoyorozunokami / やおよろずのかみ | (exp,n) {Shinto} (See 八百万・やおよろず) all the gods and goddesses; all the deities; (person) Yaoyorozu no Kami |
国津神;国つ神;地祇 see styles |
kunitsukami;chigi(地祇) / くにつかみ;ちぎ(地祇) | gods of the land; earthly deities |
八百万の神;八百万神(io) see styles |
yaoyorozunokami / やおよろずのかみ | (exp,n) {Shinto} (See 八百万・やおよろず) all the gods and goddesses; all the deities |
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