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阿修羅


阿修罗

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ā xiū luó
    a1 xiu1 luo2
a hsiu lo
 ashura; asura
    あしゅら; あすら

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Frightful Demon / Asura
Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology
{Buddh} Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology; (female given name) Ashura
asura, 修羅 originally meaning a spirit, spirits, or even the gods, it generally indicates titanic demons, enemies of the gods, with whom, especially Indra, they wage constant war. They are defined as 'not devas', and 'ugly', and 'without wine'. Other forms are 阿須羅 (or 阿蘇羅, or 阿素羅); 阿修倫 (or羅須倫 or 阿修輪 or 羅須輪); 阿素洛; 阿差. Four classes are named according to their manner of rebirth-egg, born, womb-born, transformation-born, and spawn- or water-born. Their abode is in the ocean, north of Sumeru, but certain of the weaker dwell in a western mountain cave. They have realms, rulers, and palaces, as have the devas. The 阿修羅道 is one of the six gatis, or ways of reincarnation. The 修羅場 or 修羅巷 is the battlefield of the asuras against Indra. The 阿修羅琴 are their harps.

修羅


修罗

see styles
xiū luó
    xiu1 luo2
hsiu lo
 shura; sura
    しゅら; すら
Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology
(1) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 阿修羅) Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology; (2) fighting; carnage; conflict; strife; (3) sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); (4) (See 滑道) log slide; chute; flume; (female given name) Shura
asura, demons who war with Indra; v. 阿修羅; it is also sura, which means a god, or deity.

七趣

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qī qù
    qi1 qu4
ch`i ch`ü
    chi chü
 shichishu
The seven gati or states of sentient beings- nārakagati, in hell; preta, hungry ghost; tiryagyoni, animal; manuṣya, man; ṛṣi, a genius or higher spiritual being; deva, god; asura, demon of the higher order.

八部

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bā bù
    ba1 bu4
pa pu
 hachibu
    はちぶ
(abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 八部衆) the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas); (surname) Yabe
(八部衆) The eight classes of supernatural beings in the Lotus sūtra: 天 deva, 龍 nāga, 夜叉yakṣa, 乾闥婆 gandharva, 阿修羅 asura, 迦樓羅 garuḍa, 緊那羅 kinnara, 摩喉羅迦 mahoraga. Also called 天龍八部 and 龍神八部.

六趣

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liù qù
    liu4 qu4
liu ch`ü
    liu chü
 rokushu
The six directions of reincarnation, also 六道: (1) 地獄趣 naraka-gati, or that of the hells; (2) 餓鬼趣 preta-gati, of hungry ghosts; (3) 畜生趣 tiryagyoni-gati, of animals; (4) 阿修羅趣 asura-gati, of malevolent nature spirits; (5 ) 人趣 manuṣya-gati, of human existence; (6) 天趣 deva-gati, of deva existence. The 六趣輪廻經 is attributed to Aśvaghoṣa.

六道

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liù dào
    liu4 dao4
liu tao
 rokudou; rikudou / rokudo; rikudo
    ろくどう; りくどう
{Buddh} the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm); (place-name) Rokudō
The six ways or conditions of sentient existence; v. 六趣; the three higher are the 上三途, the three lower 下三途.

婆稚

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pó zhì
    po2 zhi4
p`o chih
    po chih
 bachi
bandhi, or bali, the origin and meaning are obscure, defined as 'bound' and also as round, full-orbed, complete. Bandhiasura, an asura -king. Also, 婆梨; 跋稚; 跋塀; 跋移; 末利.

末梨

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mò lí
    mo4 li2
mo li
 Mari
Bali, an asura king.

法界

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fǎ jiè
    fa3 jie4
fa chieh
 hokkai; houkai / hokkai; hokai
    ほっかい; ほうかい
(1) {Buddh} universe; (2) {Buddh} realm of thought; (3) {Buddh} underlying principle of reality; manifestation of true thusness; (4) (ほうかい only) (abbreviation) (See 法界悋気) being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other
dharmadhātu, 法性; 實相; 達磨馱都 Dharma-element, -factor, or-realm. (1) A name for "things" in general, noumenal or phenomenal; for the physical universe, or any portion or phase of it. (2) The unifying underlying spiritual reality regarded as the ground or cause of all things, the absolute from which all proceeds. It is one of the eighteen dhātus. These are categories of three, four, five, and ten dharmadhātus; the first three are combinations of 事 and 理 or active and passive, dynamic and static; the ten are: Buddha-realm, Bodhisattva-realm, pratyekabuddha-realm, śrāvaka, deva, Human, asura, Demon, Animal, and Hades realms-a Huayan category. Tiantai has ten for meditaton, i.e. the realms of the eighteen media of perception (the six organs, six objects, and six sense-data or sensations), of illusion, sickness, karma, māra, samādhi, (false) views, pride, the two lower Vehicles, and the Bodhisattva Vehicle.

羅睺


罗睺

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luó hóu
    luo2 hou2
lo hou
 rago; ragou / rago; rago
    らご; らごう
the intersection of the Moon's orbit with the ecliptic in Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit rahu)
Rago; mythological celestial body and-or evil spirit (asura) said to cause eclipses
Rāhu, also羅護; 羅虎; "the demon who is supposed to seize the sun and moon and thus cause eclipses." M.W.

計都


计都

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jì dū
    ji4 du1
chi tu
 keito / keto
    けいと
concept from Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit Ketu), the opposite point to 羅睺|罗睺[luo2 hou2]; imaginary star presaging disaster
Keito; mythological celestial body and-or evil spirit (asura) said to cause eclipses; (female given name) Keito
計部; 鷄都 or 兜 ketu, any bright appearance, comet, ensign, eminent, discernment, etc.; the name of two constellations to the left and right of Aquila.

須羅

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xū luó
    xu1 luo2
hsü lo
asura

鳩垣


鸠垣

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jiū yuán
    jiu1 yuan2
chiu yüan
Kupana, 鳩洹; 仇桓; an asura who swells with anger.

三善道

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sān shàn dào
    san1 shan4 dao4
san shan tao
 san zendō
(or 三善趣) The three good or upward directions or states of existence: 天 the highest class of goodness rewarded with the deva life, or heaven; 人 the middle class of goodness with a return to human life; 阿修羅 the inferior class of goodness with the asura state. Cf. 三惡道; v. 智度論 30.

修羅趣


修罗趣

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xiū luó qù
    xiu1 luo2 qu4
hsiu lo ch`ü
    hsiu lo chü
 shura shu
rebirth as an asura

修羅軍


修罗军

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xiū luó jun
    xiu1 luo2 jun1
hsiu lo chün
 shura no ikusa
The army of asuras, fighting on the 修羅場 asura battlefield against Indra.

修羅道


修罗道

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xiū luó dào
    xiu1 luo2 dao4
hsiu lo tao
 shuradou / shurado
    しゅらどう
(1) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 阿修羅道) Asura realm; (2) scene of carnage
(or 修羅趣) asura way, or destiny.

修羅酒


修罗酒

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xiū luó jiǔ
    xiu1 luo2 jiu3
hsiu lo chiu
 shurashu
surā, wine, spirits; but it is also intp. as asura wine, i.e. the nonexistent.

明日来

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 asura
    あすら
(female given name) Asura

空澄羅

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 asura
    あすら
(female given name) Asura

羅須倫


罗须伦

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luó xū lún
    luo2 xu1 lun2
lo hsü lun
 rashurin
asura

阿修倫


阿修伦

see styles
ā xiū lún
    a1 xiu1 lun2
a hsiu lun
 ashurin
asura

阿素洛

see styles
ā sù luò
    a1 su4 luo4
a su lo
 asoraku
asura

阿素羅


阿素罗

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ā sù luó
    a1 su4 luo2
a su lo
 asora
asura

阿蘇羅


阿苏罗

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ā sū luó
    a1 su1 luo2
a su lo
 asora
asura

阿須倫


阿须伦

see styles
ā xū lún
    a1 xu1 lun2
a hsü lun
 asurin
asura

阿須羅


阿须罗

see styles
ā xū luó
    a1 xu1 luo2
a hsü lo
 ashura
asura

アースラ

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 aasura / asura
    アースラ
(female given name) Ursula

五道六道

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wǔ dào liù dào
    wu3 dao4 liu4 dao4
wu tao liu tao
 godō rokudō
There is difference of statement whether there are five or six gati, i. e. ways or destinies; if six, then there is added the asura, a being having functions both good and evil, both deva and demon.

何羅怙羅


何罗怙罗

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hé luó hù luó
    he2 luo2 hu4 luo2
ho lo hu lo
 Karakora
Rāhula, name of Śākyamuni's son, also of an asura.

修羅地獄


修罗地狱

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xiū luó dì yù
    xiu1 luo2 di4 yu4
hsiu lo ti yü
 shura jigoku
asura hell

阿修羅道


阿修罗道

see styles
ā xiū luó dào
    a1 xiu1 luo2 dao4
a hsiu lo tao
 ashuradou / ashurado
    あしゅらどう
{Buddh} (See 六道,阿修羅・あしゅら) Asura realm
the state of existence of asuras

羅睺阿修羅


罗睺阿修罗

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luó huó ā xiū luó
    luo2 huo2 a1 xiu1 luo2
lo huo a hsiu lo
 Ragoashura
Rāhu-asura, the asura who in fighting with Indra can seize sun and moon, i.e. cause eclipses.

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