Asura

Glossary

A clan of power-seeking figures in the Hindu pantheon. Often mistranslated as “demon,” the Sanskrit word asura originally meant “lord” and was used as an honorific epithet for some deities. However, the popular understanding of asura bears negative connotations, with asuras conceived as the “evil” binary to the “goodness” of the relatively benevolent devas.

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Asura%newline%A clan of power-seeking figures in the Hindu pantheon. Often mistranslated as "demon," the Sanskrit word asura originally meant "lord" and was used as an honorific epithet for some deities. However, the popular understanding of asura bears negative connotations, with asuras conceived as the "evil" binary to the "goodness" of the relatively benevolent devas.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Asura”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/asura/
MLA	“Asura.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/asura/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Asura. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/asura/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)