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Asura^¹

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Transliteration of Sanskrit असुर (asura). Doublet of Ahura and Æsir.

noun Asuras · asura · asur

Hinduism One of the power-seeking deities involved in constant conflict with the more benevolent Devas.
A member of the lowest class of deities and demigods of the Kāmadhātu.

asura^²

noun asuras

alternative Alternative spelling of Asura

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noun deity in Hinduism

한국어	아수라 asura
日本語	阿修羅 asura, アスラ asura
中文	阿修羅 /阿修罗 āxiūluo
हिन्दी	असुर asur
Français	açoura, asura
Русский	а́сура ásura
Tiếng Việt	A Tu La

noun deity in Buddhism

한국어	아수라 asura
日本語	阿修羅 ashura
中文	阿修羅 /阿修罗 āxiūluo
Русский	а́сура ásura
Tiếng Việt	A Tu La

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@misc{asura_2026,
  title = {asura},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/asura},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}