Māra
Buddhist · deity · mythic · deity
The Buddhist 'Evil One', deity of death, desire and obstruction who assails the Bodhisattva at the awakening with armies and the three daughters; ruler of the highest desire-realm heaven in some schemes.
Children
Domains
- death and the realm of desire
- temptation and delusion
Powers
- Tempt practitioners away from awakening
- Muster armies to assail the Bodhisattva
- Send seductive daughters to distract meditators
Epithets
- पापीयस्
- नमुचि
- मृत्यु
- Māra Pāpīyas
- Namuci
Relations
Sources
- Pali Canon, Māra-saṃyutta (SN 4)
- Lalitavistara Sūtra