…a lotus stalk and the man thought he was mad. But the Buddha says that it was an Asura army in flight. Here the Asuras would seem to be fairies…

one of a class of supernatural beings, opposed to the devas; a titan.

Asura: D emons, goblin, evil spirit or titan inhabiting one of the lower worlds apāya.

…a retinue of Asuras AN.ii.91

• -rakkhasā Asuras and Rakkhasas (Rakṣasas) Snp.310 (defined by Bdhgh at…

adjective

1. not brave, not valiant, cowardly Snp.439.

2. uncouth, stupid Ja.vi.292 (cp. Kern

   Toevoegselen

   p. 48).

a + sura¹

…to describe the immeasurable powers of the Tathāgata.

Abhibhū²

A class of devas belonging to the formless plane. MN.i.1 They…

A tree in the Asurabhavana SN.v.238 which lives for a whole aeon.

A class of Asuras, present at the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.259

…classed together with the Asuras and the Nāgas AN.iv.200 AN.iv.204 AN.iv.207 Beings are born among them as a result of having practised the…

A class of spirits mentioned with Yakkhas, Asuras and Nāgas. They live in the South and Virūḷha is their king. DN.ii.257 DN.iii.198

A class of Asuras. They were present at the Mahāsamaya, and are spoken of as being of a fearsome shape. DN.ii.259 They are the very lowest of the…

An Asura chief. DN.ii.259 At the Nalerupucimaṇḍa in Verañja he visited the Buddha. In answer to a question, Pahārāda tells the Buddha that…

RāhuRāhubhadda

An Asura chieftain. The Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.i.49f. says that on one occasion when he seized the Moon god, and on another the…

…because he married the Asura maiden Sujā

Elsewhere DN.ii.270 MN.i.252 Sakka is addressed as Kosiya.

He is also spoken of as Yakkha….

An Asura, one of the Dānaveghasas, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259

…had seen was real; it was an Asura army, fleeing from the devas in panic, through a lotus stalk. SN.v.447f.

Near the pond was the Moranivāpa,…

…among the Kālakañjaka Asuras within seven days. It happened as the Buddha prophesied, and the dead body of Kora declared that he was right….

…seized by Rāhu, lord of the Asuras, he invoked the power of the Buddha, and the Buddha enjoined on Rāhu to let him go. This Rāhu did, and Suriya…

…in the fight with the Asuras, but he was lazy, and Sakka had to admonish him. SN.i.217

Susīma³

A Paribbājaka of Rājagaha….

A Deva. Once, when the Asuras marched against the Devas, Sakka sent for Suvīra and asked him to fight the Asuras. Suvīra agreed to do this, but was…

…verses speak of how, by recollecting the triple Gem and the four immeasurables, he overcomes lack of food and comfort. Thag.381–386

…In battle against the Asuras, the devas of Tāvatiṃsā were asked to look upon the banner of Varuṇa in order to have all their fears…

…the wish to rejoin the Asuras, he felt himself bound. Vepacitti’s capture is referred to in the Theragāthā. Thag.749

On another occasion…

…had gone on business. The books also record AN.iv.198f. a visit paid by the Asura Pahārāda to the Buddha at Verañjā.

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An Asura chieftain. All the hundred sons of Bali were named after him. DN.ii.259

He is probably identical with Verocana, lord of the Asuras’ who,…

…of the devas against the Asuras and led a section of the deva host. Indra tells the devas that if, during the struggle, they felt…

immeasurable; boundless.

immeasurable; infinite, boundless.

the asura world or sphere; a collective body of asuras.

chief or lord of the asuras

“crow-hero”, one bold and impudent as a crow

the name of an asura; the name of māra.

fermented rice water; rice liquor

measurable; comparable.

…6: Experiencing a pleasurable happiness I will breathe in, thus he trains himself; Experiencing a pleasurable happiness I will breathe out,…

adjective not to be split or divided, not to be drawn away or caused to be dissented, inalienable Snp.255 (mitto abhejjo parehi) Ja.i.263 (varasūra…), Ja.iii.318 (˚rūpa of strong character abhijja-ha …

adjective of boundless or immeasurable splendour Sdhp.255.

a + mita (pp. of mā) + ā + bhā

adverb as long as the sun does not set, before sun-down Ja.v.56 (= anatthangata-suriyaṃ C. cp. Sk. utsūra.

an + ava + sūra = suriya, with ava lengthened to āva in verse

adjective immeasurable, infinite, boundless MN.i.386; SN.v.400; AN.i.266; Thag.1089 (an˚); Pp.35; Mil.331 Sdhp.338.

a + pameyya = Sk. aprameya,…

…“without measure”, immeasurable, endless, boundless unlimited, unrestricted all-permeating SN.iv.186 (˚cetaso) AN.ii.73; AN.v.63; Snp.507…

…as a ghost, or as a Titan (Asura). Analogous expressions are vinipāta & duggati. All combined at DN.i.82; DN.iii.111; AN.i.55; Iti.12, Iti.73;…

…haplological contraction of asura-ropa. On various suggestions as to etym. & meaning see Morris’s discussion at; J.P.T.S. 1893, 8 sq. The word…

Ava˚

prefix

I. Relation between ava & o

Phonetically the difference between ava & o is this, that; ava is the older form, whereas o represents a later development. Histor …

sundown, sunset, acc. -ṃ as adv. at or with sundown Ja.v.56 (anāvasūraṃ metrically).

ava + sūra; ava here in function of *avaṃs see ava ii

…(daṇḍa˚). 3. Np. of an Asura DN.ii.259.

• -kamma offering of food to bhūtas, devas & others Ja.i.169, Ja.i.260;…

…the king of the Devas or Asuras, SN.iv.291; Snp.532, Snp.948; Thag.414; Thag.2, Thag.356 (Māra˚ Dhp.345 sq.; Ja.ii.139, Ja.ii.140; Ja.iii.59 =…

adjective bright, shining, resplendent Thag-a.139, Thag-a.212; Vv-a.12.

cp. Epic Sk. bhāsura fr. bhas

…in the world of Asuras Ja.i.202; Dhp-a.i.280; -pekhuna having coloured wings Ja.i.207; Ja.vi.539; -bimba…

god, a divine being; usually in pl. devā the gods. As title attributed to any superhuman being or beings regarded to be in certain respects above the human level. Thus primarily (see 1^a) …

“condition or state of a deva, divinity; divine being, deity, fairy. The term comprises all beings which are otherwise styled devas, & a list of them given at Cnd.308 & based on the principle that any …

adjective lawful, according to the Dh. or the rule; proper, fit, right permitted, legitimate, justified; righteous, honourable of good character, just, esp. an attr. of a righteous King (rājā cakkavat …

kind of Asuras or Titans, the offspring of Danu Ja.iii.527; Ja.v.89; Mil.153; Dpvs.xvii.98.

Sk. dānava

1. a musician, a singer Ja.ii.249 sq.; Ja.iii.188; Vv-a.36, Vv-a.137.
2. a Gandharva or heavenly musician, as a class (see ˚*kāyika*) belonging to the demigods who inhabit the Cātu …

1. going, going away, (opp. āgati coming) (both gati & āgati usually in pregnant sense of No. (2) See āgati); direction, course, career. Freq of the two careers of a Mahāpurisa (viz. either a Cakkavat …

…in the abode of the Asuras Ja.i.202; -nibbatta originated at the beginning of the k. (appl. to the flames of…

…of the devas against the asuras Ja.i.204, associated with the nāgas (cp. Divy.218; and Morris, J.P.T.S. 1893, 22). As Name of Supaṇṇas (a…

Name of a class of Titans Pv-a.272 (kāḷa-k˚-bhedā Asurā; should we read khañjaka? Cp. Hardy Manual of Buddhism 59).

…with Yakkhas, Rakkhasas and Asuras SN.ii.258 (k˚ puriso vehāsaṃ gacchanto); Ja.i.204; Ja.iii.147 (with def.); Mil.267; Dhp-a.i.280;…

…a kind of Asuras Titans DN.iii.7; Ja.v.187; Pv-a.272; -kaṇṇī “black-eared”, as an unlucky quality. Cp.iii.6#11;…

…four lowest devalokas, Asuras, Petas and animals) 2. Nimmāna-ratino devā, 3. Paranimmita-vasavattino devā DN.iii.218; Iti.94.

*…

…Var. other combinations: Asura˚ AN.i.143; DN.iii.7; Ābhassara˚ (“world of radiance”) DN.i.17 = DN.iii.29, DN.iii.84; Deva˚ SN.i.27,…

…a kind of Asuras Titans DN.iii.7; Ja.v.187; Pv-a.272; -kaṇṇī “black-eared”, as an unlucky quality. Cp.iii.6#11;…

bolster Ja.iv.87; Ja.vi.185.

connected with masāraka

adjective finding or giving delight, delighting in, pleasurable, gladdening. SN.ii.53 (vedanā) AN.ii.59 AN.ii.61 Iti.112

Sk. nandin

adjective unvanquished Mil.192 (˚kammasūrā), Mil.332 (˚vijita-sangāma); Sdhp.360.

Sk. nirjita, nis + jita

…Vv-a.213 (˚jano for yādisakīdiso Vv.50#11). See also pasura.

cp. late Sk. pracura

…at Vin.ii.195; Ja.v.335 (cp. Sk. prahṛṣṭa-roman, Name of an Asura at Kathāsaritsāgara 47, 30).

pp. of pahaṃsati²

only neg. ap˚; immeasurableness Vb.272 sq. (catasso appamaññāyo viz. mettā, karuṇā, muditā, upekhā). See…

…adjective to be measured, measurable, only in foll. cpd appameyya not to be measured, illimitable, unfathomable SN.i.148;…

…a measure, unlimited immeasurable, incomparable DN.i.31; DN.ii.12 (+ uḷāra) MN.iii.145 (ceto-vimutti); AN.i.183, AN.i.192; AN.ii.73;…

adjective to be measured, neg. a˚ countless, immeasurable Mil.331, Mil.388; Pv-a.212.

grd. of parimināti

…without limit, immeasurable very great Vin.ii.62, Vin.ii.70; SN.v.430; AN.ii.182 Kp-a.248; DN-a.i.288 (˚vaṇṇa); Pv-a.110,…

…AN.ii.91 (deva˚ & asura˚); Ja.i.92 (mahā-bhikkhusangha˚); Pp.52 (pheggu sāra˚; with explⁿ Pp-a 229 rukkho…

adjective many, abundant Ja.vi.134 (= rāsi, heap C.). We should probably read pacura as at Ja.v.40 (= bahu C.).

reading doubtful

…and kālakañjaka-asura-visaya
■ yoni the peta realm Pv-a.9, Pv-a.35, Pv-a.55, Pv-a.68, Pv-a.103 and passim…

…the ancient gods (viz. the Asuras) SN.i.224

• -devatā an ancient deity AN.ii.70 Iti.110 (variant reading ˚deva)
• -nimitta “previous…

…Ja.i.106; ariya˚ Vin.v.117; asura-parivāra AN.ii.91; kodhagaru˚ AN.ii.46; gūtha˚, puppha˚ madhubhāṇī˚ AN.i.128; dakkhiṇeyya˚ Vv-a.5;…

…men Thag.931; Snp.310 (Asura˚) Ja.i.127 (daka˚ = udaka˚), Ja.i.170 (id.); Ja.vi.469 (id.); Dhp-a.i.367 (˚pariggahita-pokkharaṇī);…

Name of an Asura: see under Proper Names
■ rāhumukha “mouth of Rāhu,” designation of a certain punishment for…

the art of Sambari, jugglery SN.i.239 (translation “Sambara’s magic art”). Sambara is a king of the Asuras.

sambarī + māyā

adjective commeasurable; neg. a˚; Ja.vi.283.

metric for ˚tulya, grd. of saṃ + tuleti

…as a god SN.i.86; Ja.iv.322.

Vedic śvaśrū: see sasura

father-in-law Vin.iii.137; MN.i.168; AN.ii.78; Vv-a.69, Vv-a.121; Thig.407 (sassura); Ja.i.337 sassu-sasurā mother-and father-in-law Ja.ii.347; Ja.iii.182 Ja.iv.38; Ja.vi.510; the form sassura …

…vedanā) pleasing, pleasurable SN.i.53. -naya easily deducted, clearly understood AN.iii.179 = sunnaya AN.ii.148;…

…C.); surinda the king of gods Mhbv.28. Opp asura.

cp. Epic Sk. sura probably after asura

…measure,“ i.e. immeasurable. Thus = vigata-māne appamāṇe mahanta vara-pāsāda Vv-a.131; = visiṭṭhamānaṃ, pamāṇato…