Asurakaya, Asurakāya, Asura-kaya: 2 definitions
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Asurakaya means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryasurakāya : (m.) the nation or an assembly of Asuras.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAsurakāya refers to: the body or assembly of the asuras A. I, 143; J. V, 186; ThA. 285.
Note: asurakāya is a Pali compound consisting of the words asura and kāya.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Part 2 - How The World Came To An End < [Chapter 11 - Planes Of Existence]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 3 - Delivery of the Rahulovada Sutta to Rāhula < [Chapter 31 - The Monk Sudinna, the Son of the Kalanda Merchant]
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