Asura (Buddhism)
| 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 |
| Thai | อสูร |
| Vietnamese | A Tu La |
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An asura (Sanskrit and Pali: असुर) in Buddhism is a demigod or titan of the Kāmadhātu. They are said to live more pleasurable lives than humans, but are also in thrall to qualities such as wrath, pride, envy, and insincerity.