Pāli Dictionary
cosmology
阿修罗;非天(与诸天争斗的众生类;堕生其中属恶趣)
asura; titan; anti-god at war with the devas (rebirth among them counts as an unhappy destination)
SN 11.1
bhūtapubbaṃ, bhikkhave, asurā deve abhiyaṃsu
DN 18
dibbā vata bho kāyā paripūrenti, hāyanti asurakāyā
DN 21
tassa mayhaṃ, bhante, taṃ saṅgāmaṃ abhivijinitvā vijitasaṅgāmassa etadahosi, yā c'eva dāni dibbā ojā yā ca asurā ojā, ubhayam'etaṃ devā paribhuñjissantī'ti.
Ja 492
eko'va indo asure jināti, eko'va seno hanti dije pasayha, eko'va byaggho migasaṅghapatto, varaṃ varaṃ hanti balañ'hi tādisaṃ.
ethics
不勇敢的;怯懦的;(作名词)懦夫
not brave; cowardly, timid; (as noun) a coward
Encyclopedia
巴利文献中的一类较低阶天神,与地狱、畜生、饿鬼并列为四恶趣之一,传统上与诸天神长期交战。
A class of lower deities in Pāli literature, whose rebirth ranks among the unhappy destinies alongside hell, animal birth, and the hungry ghosts, traditionally at war with the devas.
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