List of Asuras

Asuras (Sanskrit: असुर) are a class of beings or power-seeking clans related to the more benevolent Devas (also known as Suras) in Hinduism.

Types
  • Daitya - a race of Asuras
  • Dānava - a race of Asuras. Known as Dānaveghasā in Buddhism
  • Rakshasa - a race of Asuras

A
  • Adi ॐ
  • Aghāsura ॐ
  • anthkashur ॐ
  • Anuhlāda - Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu atapi ॐ
  • Apasmāra ॐ☸
  • Aśva - Son of Diti ॐ
  • Āyu - Son of Hiranyakasipuuu (Harivaṃśa) ॐ
  • Alāmbāsa - A powerful asura in Hindu epic Mahabharata ॐ
  • Alāmvūshā - A powerful asura from Hindu epic Mahabharata ॐ
  • Alāyūdhā - A powerful asura from Hindu epic Mahabharata ॐ

B

C

D

G
  • Gajāsura - The name of several Asuras who take the form of an elephant ॐ
  • Gayā ॐ

H

I

J

K

Kali

M

N

P

R

S
  • Saṁbara ॐ
  • Saṁhlāda - Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu ॐ
  • Śibi - Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu (Harivaṃśa) ॐ
  • Śukra - The 'guru' of the Asuras and personification of the planet Venus ॐ
  • Somaprabhā - Daughter of Mayāsura ॐ
  • Sucitti (Pali) - Present at the teaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta ☸
  • Sugriva (asura) ॐ
  • Sujā - Daughter of the Asura king Vemacitrin ☸
  • Śumbha ॐ
  • Sunda ॐ
  • Śūrapadmā ॐ
  • Svarbhānu ॐ
  • Sumālī - Rāvaṇa's grandfather and also a rākṣasa ॐ

T

U

V
  • Shirkasura - A fictional quadruple forelimb-bearing Asura portrayed as king of Asuras in the game "Hanuman Boy Warrior"

See also
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