修羅

修羅

1. Short for 阿修羅／阿修罗 (āxiūluó, “asura”).

• On’yomi
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝɾa̠]

修(しゅ)羅(ら) • (shura) 

1. (Buddhism) Asura (a demigod of the lowest class)

   Synonym: 阿修羅 (ashura)

2. (Buddhism) short for 修羅道 (shuradō, “realm of Asura; one of the six realms of reincarnation in Buddhism”).
3. carnage, a bloodbath
4. a cart for carrying large rocks or wood

   Synonym: 修羅車 (shuraguruma)

• 修羅場(しゅらじょう) (shurajō, “scene of battle among Asuras”, Buddhism)
• 修羅場(しゅらば) (shuraba, “scene of carnage”)
• 修羅(しゅら)の巷(ちまた) (shura no chimata, “scene of a fierce battle”)
• 修羅物(しゅらもの) (shuramono, “shura mono”, a type of noh)
• 修羅霊(しゅられい) (shurarei, “the spirit of a demi-god or of a demi-demon”)

• Glossary of Buddhism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia