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Asura is a given name by Devas to other races collectively as Asura means not-sura, where sura is another name for Devas. The 5th century Buddhist philosopher, Buddhaghosa explains that their name derives from the myth of their defeat at the hands of the god Śakra.
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Asura, in Hindu mythology, class of beings defined by their opposition to the devas or suras (gods). The term asura appears first in the Vedas, a collection of poems and hymns composed 1500–1200 bce, and refers to a human or divine leader.
Asura is a powerful attack from Roronoa Zoro in the manga and anime One Piece, where he creates an illusion of himself with 9 swords and 3 heads. Despite being an illusion the blades still feel very real. Asura is the past life of the main character, Ruca Milda, in the portable DS game Tales of Innocence.
Jun 18, 2017 · In its earliest form, the word “asura” was a title, like lord, that could be used to describe any noble person, from kings to priests to gods. Later, “asura” evolved to mean any divine being, good or bad, orderly or chaotic. In the Vedic-Samhita, Hindu’s most ancient text dating back to 1500 BCE, “asura” had these two meanings.
Asura, in Buddhism, is a demigod or titan of the Kāmadhātu. The Buddhist asuras are different from the asuras of Hinduism and have their own unique myths. Asuras are often depicted as enemies of the Devas and are marked by their fierce envy.
The asura "are engendered and dominated by envy, ambition, and hostility and are described as being incessantly embroiled in disputes with the gods (devas). They are frequently portrayed in Indian mythology as having a disruptive effect on cosmological and social harmony."
An asura (Sanskrit: असुर, Pali: Asura) 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.
Asura is throughout the Hindu Vedic literature the name of the celestial demons who are regarded as the regular adversaries of the gods in their mythical conflicts and who only rarely appear as present foes of men.
Varuṇa, god of the night sky with its orderly succession of constellations, hence god of the world order (ṛta/aša, seen in Persian names like Artaxerxes) is an Asura, a “lord” or “mighty one”. The Iranians, who often replaced /s/ with /h/, called him Ahura Mazda, “Lord Wisdom”.
