Asuras (Sanskrit: असुर) are a class of beings in Indian religions. They are described as power-seeking beings related to the more benevolent Devas (also...
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An asura (Sanskrit: असुर, Pali: Asura) in Buddhism is a demigod or titan of the Kāmadhātu. They are described as having three heads with three faces each...
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Look up Asura in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Asuras are a race of power-seeking deities in Hinduism. Asura may also refer to: Asura (Buddhism)...
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Kali (demon) (redirect from Kali (asura))
(with the help of Damayanti's curse and Karkotaka's venom) to exorcise the asura (demon); vomiting him in the form of poison from his mouth. Nala forced...
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Asura's Wrath (アスラズ ラース, Asurazu Rāsu) is an action video game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Capcom. It was first announced at the Tokyo...
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Asura: The City of Madness (Korean: 아수라; Hanja: 阿修羅; RR: Asura) is a 2016 South Korean neo-noir action crime film directed by Kim Sung-su. The film revolves...
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to as Deva-Asuras. In post-Vedic Hindu texts, such as the Puranas and the Itihasas of Hinduism, the Devas represent the good, and the Asuras the bad. In...
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The two major clans of the Asuras are the Daityas and the Danavas. Daitya - a clan of asuras Dānava - a clan of asuras (Known as Dānaveghasā in Buddhism)...
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Asura (Japanese: アシュラ, Hepburn: Ashura) is a 2012 Japanese anime film directed by Keiichi Sato and based on a manga of the same name by George Akiyama...
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Azhagiya Asura (transl. Beautiful Demon) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Nagu. The film stars Yogi, Regina...
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List of Soul Eater characters (redirect from Asura (Soul Eater))
that state, Asura can emit his "madness of terror", which deters the sanity of anyone in his presence until they are mindless beasts. Asura is eventually...
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Rambha is an asura in Hindu mythology. Rambha and Karambha are asura brothers, born as the descendants of Danu and Kashyapa. When they were young, both...
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Mahishasura (redirect from Mahisha asura)
Mahishasura (Sanskrit: महिषासुर, IAST: Mahiṣāsura) is a bovine asura in Hinduism. He is depicted in Hindu literature as a deceitful demon who pursued...
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Asura is a Chinese epic fantasy film based on Buddhist mythology. It is the directorial debut of stunt coordinator Peng Zhang. It was released on 13 July...
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Asura (transl. Demon) is a 2015 Telugu language film, the first directed by Krishna Vijay. It was produced by Shyam Devabhaktuni and Krishna Vijay, and...
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Asura: Tale of the Vanquished is the first novel of Anand Neelakantan. It was published by Leadstart publishing on 14 May 2012. This mythological fiction...
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Asura Cryin' (アスラクライン, Asura Kurain) is a Japanese light novel series by Gakuto Mikumo, with illustrations by Nao Watanuki. The novel series began on July...
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Battlefields of Asura is the eighth studio album from Taiwanese melodic death metal band Chthonic. It was released on October 12, 2018, in North America...
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Asura kingdom, or Sonitpura kingdom, is a mythological kingdom that is mentioned in a multiple of Hindu epics which later came to be associated with modern-day...
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Æsir (redirect from Æsir-Asura correspondence)
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ems-u-, making the terms closely related to Sanskrit: ásura, Avestan: ahura ("god" or "lord") and Hittite: ḫāši ("to give birth" or...
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literature as either a human or an asura; The Puranas describe him as an asura, while the Harivamśa describes him as an asura reborn in the body of a man. His...
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some traditions, she is regarded to have aided Krishna in defeating the asura Narakasura. Satyabhama was the daughter of Yadava King Satrajita, the royal...
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days of Pradyumna's birth, he was abducted by the asura Shambara. Recognising him as his foe, the asura threw him into the ocean. The infant was swallowed...
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Āḍi (Sanskrit: आडि) is an Asura in Hindu mythology who appears in the Matsya Purāṇa. He was the son of the demon Andhaka, who was killed by the god Shiva...
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Shumbha (शुम्भ) and Nishumbha (निशुम्भ) are two asuras in Hindu mythology, featured in the Devi Mahatmya. In their legend, they were slain by the goddess...
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Asuraguru (redirect from Asura Guru)
titled 'Asura Guru'". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018. "Tamil actor Vikram Prabhu's next titled 'Asura Guru'"...
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Goddamned Asura (Chinese: 該死的阿修羅) is a 2021 Taiwanese crime drama film directed by Lou Yi-an and written by Lou Yi-an and Singing Chen. The film features...
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Prahlada (category Asura)
Prahlada (Sanskrit: प्रह्लाद, romanized: Prahlāda) is an asura king in Hindu mythology. He is known for his staunch devotion to the preserver deity, Vishnu...
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Banasura (redirect from Bana (Asura))
referred to as Banasura (Sanskrit: बाणासुर, romanized: Bāṇāsura), is an asura king in Hindu mythology, ruling from the city of Śoṇitapura. He is described...
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the king of the devas, was once driven out of Devaloka by an asura named Vritra. The asura was the recipient of a boon whereby he could not be killed by...
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