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I think it's funny that the asuras (not to mention Ahura Mazda) are so often called deities - which is of course a cognate of deva, which is exactly what they're not. ;) Bacchiad 19:17, 13 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Asura means demon in hindu mythology also known as rakasha and sri lankan
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Possible addition to the "In fiction": There's a thing called Ashura (I'm not too clear on the exact spelling) in an anime, Earth Girl Arjuna. It's some sort of a glowing and silly-looking humanoid giant that the protagonist, Juna, somehow summons to fight on her side against the Raajas. Someone please verify the relevance of this to the article and either delete or add it to the article.
- The Chinese of "Asura" is zh:阿修罗, when typing the Japanese Hanji you need to input "a-shu-ra" (アシュラ, 阿修羅). But the correct Japanese spelling of Asura is still Asura (ja:アスラ). Shura (修羅) is now a type of Japanese spirit. The Shura are originally warriors who died in battle then go on to an afterlife where they battle for eons in the heavens. It is obviously that the Japanese Shura was adapted from Hindu Asura (most likely through Buddhism). -- 23:08, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
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Asura is also a deity in Robert E. Howard's Hyborian Age.
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What exactly is the difference between Rakshasa, asura, danava and daitya? --Bolasanibk 06:49, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
Rakshasas are earthly monsters who are often gigantic or of hideous appearance, whereas Asuras were not necessarily demons in Vedic times (most of the gods who presided over aspects of society like marriage, law etc were Asuras whereas the controllers of natural phenomena were Devas, also known as Suras (A-Sura = not Sura)), although some were (eg Vritra). Some Vedic Asuras were even the brothers of Devas, for example some of the Adityas were Asuras whereas others were Devas. Daityas and Danavas are specific races of Asuras - Daityas are the descendants of Diti and Danavas are descended from Danu (also mother of the dragon Vritra in earlier texts). Diti and Danu were both wives of the sage Kashyapa. --Grammatical error 15:49, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] too much in fancruft in the article
can't we put in on a disambig page? --Dangerous-Boy 03:45, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
- Done. --Grammatical error 07:08, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
