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    Asuras (Sanskrit: असुर) are a class of beings in Indian religions. They are described as power-seeking demons 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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    (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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 is a Chinese epic fantasy film based on Buddhist mythology. It is the directorial debut of stunt coordinator Peng Zhang. The film is the first in...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    Asura Kingdom (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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  • 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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    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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  • Azura Skye (redirect from Asura Skye)
    Azura Dawn Storozynski (born November 8, 1981), known professionally as Azura Skye, is an American actress who first gained recognition for her role as...
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    supernatural beings are called Asuras. By the late Vedic period (c. 500 BCE), benevolent supernatural beings are referred to as Deva-Asuras. In post-Vedic texts...
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  • Meyrick, 1888 Synonyms Asura ectophaea Hampson, 1900 Asura atrifusa Hampson, 1900 Asura reducta Draudt, 1914 (nec Rothschild, 1913) Asura reductana Strand,...
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  • Tārakāsura (category Asura)
    Tarakasura (Sanskrit: तारकासुर) is a powerful asura in Hindu mythology. He is the son of the asura Vajranga and his wife Vajrangi. Taraka had three sons:...
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    Vajrayana Buddhism, caves inhabited by asuras are entrances to Patala; these asuras, particularly female asuras, are often "tamed" (converted to Buddhism)...
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