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Asura

Asura (Sanskrit: असुर) are a class of beings in Indian religions. They are described as power-seeking beings related to the more benevolent Deva (also known as Sura) in Hinduism. In its Buddhist context, the word is translated as "titan," "demigod," or "antigod".

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In Hindu literature

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Symbolism

Asuri

Buddhism

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Asura

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Triples258
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019608
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related to Context · 49
Asura → Banerji-Sastri, Benveniste, Bhandarkar, Boyce, Bradke, Burrows, Dandekar, Darmesteter, During, Fausboll, Geldner, Gerschevitch, Hale, Haug, Hermann Oldenberg, Hillebrandt, Indian, Indra, Jan Gonda, Konow
related to Indo-Aryan context · 23
Asura → Ahura, Ahuras, Asko Parpola, Avesta-related, Bradke, Daeva, Deva, Haug, In, Indian, Indo-Aryan, Indo-European, Kuiper, Peter, That, The, These, This, Uralic, Varuna
related to External links · 22
Asura → American Oriental Society, Annals, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Creation Myth, FBJ Kuiper, History, Japan, Japanese, Journal, June, Kak, No, Norman Brown, Nov, Religions, Rig Veda, RN Dandekar, The Basic Concept, Varuna, Vedic Gods
related to Symbolism · 20
Asura → Asura-like, Atman, Bhāgavata Purana, Deva, Deva-Asura, Deva-like, Edelmann, Hindu, Hinduism, In, Indra, Mahabali, Prahlada, Prajāpati, Puranas, Self, Similar, The, Upanishads, Virocana
related to Asurendra · 17
Asura → According, Asura-lord, Asurinda, Bali, Buddha, In Buddhism, In Pali, Lotus Sutra, Namucī, Pahārāda, Pāli, Rāhu, Sambara, Sucitti, There, Vepacitti, Verocana
related to Modern scholarship · 15
Asura → According, Avestan, Both Sanskrit, Daevas, Finnish Indologist Asko Parpola, Indo-Iranian, Monier-Williams, Old Indic, Old Iranian Ahura, Old Norse, Proto-Indo-European, Proto-Indo-Iranian, Proto-Uralic, The, There
related to Rig Veda · 14
Asura → Agni, Bhargava, Book, He, In, Indra, Mitra, One, Rig Veda, Rudra, Savitr, The, Varuna, Vedic
related to Relation to Germanic deities · 12
Asura → Asera, Asko Parpola, Germanic, Inmar-Indra, Old Norse, Parpola, Proto-Uralic, Sampas-Stambha, Some, The Aesir-Asura, Uralic, Vedic Sanskrit Asura
related to Brahmanda Purana · 11
Asura → Brahmanda Purana, Daityas, Goddess, However, In, Kurma, Milk, Ocean, Sura, Varuni, Wine
related to Characteristics · 11
Asura → Deva, Devav, Each Asura, Further, Hindu, In, Loka, Prajapati, Rig Veda, Soma, Vedic

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deva gods beings vedic texts asuri good indra states powerful hinduism veda literature also according indian many called rig hindu

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Asko Parpola suggest that the word Asura may be related to proto-Uralicinstance ofbut notes that the links may go earlier to Uralic languages roots.Relation to Germanic deitiesSome scholars0.80text
proto-Germanic historyinstance ofbut notes that the links may go earlier to Uralic languages roots.Relation to Germanic deitiesSome scholars0.80text
Inmar-Indrainstance ofand extends to a host of parallels0.80text
Sampas-Stambhainstance ofand extends to a host of parallels0.80text
many other elements of respective mythologiesinstance ofand extends to a host of parallels0.80text
Asko Parpola suggest that the word Asura may be related to proto-Uralicinstance ofRelation to Germanic deitiesSome scholars0.80text
proto-Germanic historyinstance ofRelation to Germanic deitiesSome scholars0.80text
Asurarelated to Asura realmThe0.60section
Asurarelated to Asura realmGenerally0.60section
Asurarelated to Asura realmTibet0.60section
Asurarelated to Asura realmJe Tsongkhapa0.60section
Asurarelated to AsurendraIn Buddhism0.60section

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