Asura-kumara

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The Asura-Kumara ( Sanskrit : "demon princes") belong to the Bhavanavasin gods of Jainism .

They are one of ten subgroups of the Bhavanavasin and inhabit the uppermost region of the underworld. Their color is black with red clothing. They bring rain and thunder.

literature

  • Shyam Singh Shashi (Ed.): Encyclopaedia Indica. Volume 12: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. 1997, ISBN 81-7041-859-3 .