阿修罗

阿修羅

āxiūluó

noun #20,491

Meanings

1 Asura (malevolent spirits / demigods in Buddhist and Hindu cosmology)
2 a being in the Asura realm, one of the six realms of rebirth

Characters

phonetic prefix

phonetic (xiu) / to cultivate

Examples

佛教中，阿修罗是六道之一，处于天界之下。

Fójiào zhōng, āxiūluó shì liù dào zhī yī, chǔyú tiānjiè zhīxià.

In Buddhism, the Asura realm is one of the six realms of existence, situated below the heavenly realm.

传说中，阿修罗喜战好斗，与诸天时常争斗。

Chuánshuō zhōng, āxiūluó xǐ zhàn hào dòu, yǔ zhūtiān shícháng zhēngdòu.

In legend, Asuras are belligerent warriors who constantly battle with the gods.

Tips

culture

In Buddhist cosmology, existence is divided into six realms (六道, liù dào): gods (天), humans (人), Asuras (阿修罗), animals (畜生), hungry ghosts (饿鬼), and hell (地狱). Asuras are powerful and fierce but consumed by anger and jealousy — they enjoy fighting and are often depicted as warrior-spirits in eternal conflict with the heavenly gods.

In Pop Culture

阿修罗 āxiūluó

Asura

Appears as powerful warrior antagonists in many Japanese anime and games, including Asura's Wrath, Naruto, and Saint Seiya

Stroke Order

阿 ā

修 xiū

罗 luó