Rāgā

Third of the three daughters of Māra (with Taṇhā and Aratī), personifying Passion (sometimes named Rati in the lists). One of the three daughters named in the buddhist_mara entry; the trio fail to seduce the awakened Buddha.

Parentage

• father: MāraDaughter of Māra the Evil One; reciprocal father-of edge to be added to buddhist_mara.Saṃyutta Nikāya, Māra-saṃyutta, Dhītaro Sutta (SN 4.25) (primary)

Domains

• passion desire
• temptation

Powers

• Take on the forms of beautiful women of every age
• Inflame lust and passion in the beholder

Epithets

• रागा sanskrit · Rāgā · sutraPassion / lust; third daughter of Māra (also given as Rati in some recensions)Saṃyutta Nikāya, Māra-saṃyutta, Dhītaro Sutta (SN 4.25) (primary)

Relations

• sibling: TaṇhāSister daughter of Māra; the three (Taṇhā, Aratī, Rāgā) act together to tempt the Buddha.Saṃyutta Nikāya, Māra-saṃyutta (SN 4.25) (primary)
• sibling: AratīSister daughter of Māra; the three (Taṇhā, Aratī, Rāgā) act together to tempt the Buddha.Saṃyutta Nikāya, Māra-saṃyutta (SN 4.25) (primary)
• father: MāraDaughter of Māra the Evil One; reciprocal father-of edge to be added to buddhist_mara.Saṃyutta Nikāya, Māra-saṃyutta, Dhītaro Sutta (SN 4.25) (primary)

Sources

• existence: Saṃyutta Nikāya, Māra-saṃyutta, Dhītaro Sutta (SN 4.25) (primary); Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā on vv.179-180 (secondary)
• daughter-of-Mara: Saṃyutta Nikāya, Māra-saṃyutta (SN 4.25), where Taṇhā, Aratī and Rāgā are Māra's daughters (primary)