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asura

one of the mythical beings, antigods, demons in Indian religions
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Summary

asura ranks in the top 0.97% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,581 views/month, #757 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: mythical character[2], Hindu deity[3]
  • Commons category: Asuras[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Asura[5]
  • Worshipped by: Hinduism[6]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[8]
  • Different from: Ahura[9], asura[10]
  • Permanent duplicated item: Q25689661[11]
  • Enemy: deva[12]

Why It Matters

asura has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] asura is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · 迴廊彼端 · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → mythical character, Hindu deity
    Topic's main category → Category:Asura
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
    Different from → Ahura, asura
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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