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| Translations of Asura | |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit | असुर |
| Pali | असुर |
| Assamese | অসুৰ (Oxur) |
| Bengali | অসুর |
| Burmese | အသုရာနတ် |
| Chinese | 阿修羅 (Pinyin: Āxiūluó) |
| Japanese | 阿修羅 (Rōmaji: ashura) |
| Khmer | អសុរ (UNGEGN: Asorak) |
| Korean | 아수라 (RR: asura) |
| Tibetan | ལྷ་མ་ཡིན་ (lha.ma.yin) |
| Tamil | அசுரன் |
| Tagalog | assura |
| Thai | อสูร |
| Vietnamese | A Tu La |
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An asura (Sanskrit and Pali: असुर) in Buddhism is a demigod or titan[1] of the Kāmadhātu.[2] They are described as having three heads with three faces each and either four or six arms.[3]
- ^ Robert Beer The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols Serindia Publications 2003 ISBN 978-1-932-47603-3 page 246
- ^ Robert E. Buswell Jr; Donald S. Lopez Jr (2013). The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. p. 411. ISBN 978-1-4008-4805-8.
- ^ Sampa Biswas (2010). Indian Influence on the Art of Japan. p. 72. ISBN 978-81-7211-269-1.