檢視 Demi-gods 非天 / 阿修羅的原始碼

[[Image:Demi-god_realm.jpg|frame|Depiction of the Demi-gods from a [[thangka]] of the [[Wheel of Life]]]]
'''Demi-gods''' (Skt. ''asura''; Tib. [[ལྷ་མིན་]], [[Wyl.]] ''lha min'') — one of the [[six classes of beings]]. They are powerful and intelligent beings who dwell in cavities inside [[Mount Meru]] down to the [[universal golden basis]] and whose pleasures and abundance rival those of the [[gods]]. The dominant characteristic of the demi-gods is paranoia and [[jealousy]], so they spend all their time fighting and quarreling among themselves over possessions and territories. Seeing that all the gods’ desires are provided by a wish-fulfilling tree whose roots are in their own realm, they constantly wage war against the gods but invariably lose in the face of the overpowering superiority of the gods.

[[Sogyal Rinpoche]] writes:
:You can see the demi-god realm being acted out every day perhaps in the intrigue and rivalry of Wall Street, or in the seething corridors of Washington and Whitehall.<ref>''The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying'', page 117.</ref>

==Alternative Translations==
*Antigods (Dorje & Coleman)
*Titans

==Notes==
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[[Category:Three Realms]]
[[Category:Asura Realm]]
[[Category:Gods and demons]]
[[Category:Classes of beings]]