What are Asuras in Buddhism?

Bright on Buddhism Episode 69 - What are Asuras in Buddhism? What is their status in the canon? How ought we understand them? Resources: Kōno, Tama (1959). Iwanami Koten Bungaku Taikei 10: Utsubo Monogatari (in Japanese). Iwanami Shoten. ISBN 4-00-060010-9.; Kōno, Tama (1960). Iwanami Koten Bungaku Taikei 11: Utsubo Monogatari (in Japanese). Iwanami Shoten. ISBN 4-00-060011-7.; Kōno, Tama (1962). Iwanami Koten Bungaku Taikei 12: Utsubo Monogatari (in Japanese). Iwanami Shoten. ISBN 4-00-060012-5.; Kubota, Jun (2007). Iwanami Nihon Koten Bungaku Jiten [Iwanami dictionary of Japanese classical literature] (in Japanese). Iwanami Shoten. ISBN 978-4-00-080310-6.; Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten: Kan'yakuban [A Comprehensive Dictionary of Classical Japanese Literature: Concise Edition]. Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten. 1986. ISBN 4-00-080067-1.; Shinozaki Shorin, The Tale of the Cavern (Utsuho Monogatari) (ISBN 4784104372).; Robert Beer The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols Serindia Publications 2003 ISBN 978-1-932-47603-3 page 246;  Robert E. Buswell Jr; Donald S. Lopez Jr (2013). The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. p. 411. ISBN 978-1-4008-4805-8.;  Sampa Biswas (2010). Indian Influence on the Art of Japan. p. 72. ISBN 978-81-7211-269-1.;  Robert Beer The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols Serindia Publications 2003 ISBN 978-1-932-47603-3 page 246;  Malalasekera, G.P. (2007). "Asurā". Dictionary of Pali Proper Names. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 978-81-208-3020-2.;  Chalmers, Robert (1895). "No. 31. Kulāvaka-Jātaka". The Jataka Volume I. Retrieved 2019-11-06.;  Malalasekera, G.P. (2003). Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, Volume 1. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-1823-7.;  Malalasekera, G.P. (2007). "Ānaka (Āṇaka)". Dictionary of Pali Proper Names. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 978-81-208-3020-2.;  総合仏教大辞典編集委員会, ed. (1988). 総合仏教大辞典 (in Japanese). 法蔵館. p. 13. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by finding us on email or social media! https://linktr.ee/brightonbuddhism Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host