also: あすら
noun
Asura; demigod; anti-god
In Buddhist and Hindu mythology, a class of powerful, often combative demigods who fight the devas. The term is used in religious, literary, and figurative contexts.
阿修羅は仏教の守護神の一つとされることもある。
Asura are sometimes regarded as one of the guardian deities in Buddhism.
彼の怒りはまるで阿
His rage was like that of an Asura.
Alternate reading, less common than あしゅら.
From Sanskrit 'asura', via Chinese 阿修羅. The exact derivation of the Sanskrit term is uncertain.