असुर (Tib:
lha ma yin; Chn/Jpn: 阿修羅
Ashura; Burmese:
အသူရာ; Thai: อสุรกาย) – The world of the Asuras is the space at the foot of Mount Sumeru, much of which is a deep ocean. It is not the Asuras' original home, but the place they found themselves after they were hurled, drunken, from
Trāyastriṃśa where they had formerly lived. The Asuras are always fighting to regain their lost kingdom on the top of Mount Sumeru, but are unable to break the guard of the Four Great Kings. The Asuras are divided into many groups, and have no single ruler, but among their leaders are
Vemacitrin वेमचित्री (Pāli: Vepacitti वेपचित्ती) and Rāhu.