Māra
mythological figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 4 anchored passages
the Lord of Demons
in the texts
Caryāmelāpakapradīpa
Mythological figure of obstruction/bondage from whom mind-settling practice releases the practitioner.
Those who [properly] settle the mind—far-going, lone-wandering, bodiless, lying hidden in the cave [of the heart]—are released from the bondage of Māra.
Kunjarakarna Dharmakathana
The tempter/adversary conquered by Śākyamuni.
Such a one is the visible form of the Lord Śākyamuni, victor over Māra.
San Hyan Kamahayanikan
The personification of obstacles and death/desire, whose army and afflictions are defeated by the power of mantra.
The karma of Māra has certainly been defeated by you.
*Today, having conquered Māra, you have entered the supreme city.
The Lord Śrī Śākyamuni attained victory over Māra, and all the obstacles of Māra were defeated by Him: