Translations of Māra | |
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English | Mara; Demon |
Sanskrit | मार, Māra |
Pali | Māra |
Burmese | မာရ်နတ် (MLCTS: Marnat) |
Chinese | 天魔; 魔羅; 魔罗 (Pinyin: Tiān Mó; Mó Luó; Mó Luó) |
Indonesian | Mara; Setan; Iblis |
Japanese | 魔羅; マーラ; 天魔 (Rōmaji: Mara; Māra; Tenma) |
Khmer | មារ (UNGEGN: Méru) |
Korean | 마라 (RR: Mara) |
Sinhala | මාරයා (Mārayā) |
Tibetan | བདུད (Wylie: bdud) |
Thai | มาร (RTGS: Māra) |
Vietnamese | Thiên Ma |
Glossary of Buddhism |
Mara,[note 1] in Buddhism, is a malignant celestial king who tried to stop Prince Siddhartha from achieving Enlightenment by trying to seduce him with his celestial Army and the vision of beautiful women who, in various legends, are often said to be Mara's daughters.[1]
In Buddhist cosmology, Mara is associated with death, rebirth and desire.[2] Nyanaponika Thera has described Mara as "the personification of the forces antagonistic to enlightenment."[3]
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