ðɪ ˌɛkətˈɑːɹɹə æɡˈɑːmə ænd ðɪ ˈɛs ɐ dˈiː dˈiː ˈeɪtʃ ɐ ˈɑːɹ ˈɛm ɐ ˈɛs ˈɛm lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈiːfˈaɪvbˈiː tˈiː wˈaɪ jˈuː pˈiː ɐ ˈɛs tˈiː ˈeɪtʃ ˌeɪmˈækɹˌɑːn ˈɛn ɐ sˈʌtɹə ɛksplˈeɪn ðæt ɐsjˈʊɹɹə ɑːɹ dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ɐmˌʌŋ ðə ɹˈɛlmz ʌv ɡˈoʊsts ænd ˈænɪməlz.
The Ekottara Āgama and the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna Sūtra explain that asura are divided among the realms of ghosts and animals.