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Frightful Demon / Asura

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ē xiū luó

ashura

아수라

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 a 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,” “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 other deities. They live near the coastal foot of Mount Sumeru (on the northern side). Their domain is partially or wholly in the ocean.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
阿修羅阿修罗 see styles	ā xiū luó a1 xiu1 luo2 a hsiu lo ashura; asura あしゅら; あすら	More info & calligraphy: Frightful Demon / Asura Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology {Buddh} Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology; (female given name) Ashura asura, 修羅 originally meaning a spirit, spirits, or even the gods, it 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'. Other forms are 阿須羅 (or 阿蘇羅, or 阿素羅); 阿修倫 (or羅須倫 or 阿修輪 or 羅須輪); 阿素洛; 阿差. Four classes are named according to their manner of rebirth-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. The 阿修羅道 is one of the six gatis, or ways of reincarnation. The 修羅場 or 修羅巷 is the battlefield of the asuras against Indra. The 阿修羅琴 are their harps.
阿修羅原 see styles	ashurahara あしゅらはら	阿修羅原 Custom Scroll (person) Ashura Hara (1948.1.8-)
阿修羅場阿修罗场 see styles	ā xiū luó chǎng a1 xiu1 luo2 chang3 a hsiu lo ch`ang a hsiu lo chang ashura jō	阿修羅場 Custom Scroll lit. battlefield of asuras
阿修羅夫 see styles	asurao あすらお	阿修羅夫 Custom Scroll (personal name) Asurao
阿修羅子 see styles	ashurako あしゅらこ	阿修羅子 Custom Scroll (female given name) Ashurako
阿修羅道阿修罗道 see styles	ā xiū luó dào a1 xiu1 luo2 dao4 a hsiu lo tao ashuradou / ashurado あしゅらどう	阿修羅道 Custom Scroll {Buddh} (See 六道,阿修羅・あしゅら) Asura realm the state of existence of asuras
羅睺阿修羅罗睺阿修罗 see styles	luó huó ā xiū luó luo2 huo2 a1 xiu1 luo2 lo huo a hsiu lo Ragoashura	羅睺阿修羅 Custom Scroll Rāhu-asura, the asura who in fighting with Indra can seize sun and moon, i.e. cause eclipses.

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
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.