Mara: From the root "mri", meaning killing or destroying (cf. English "'murder"). Hence the Evil One, the Destroyer, who tempts men to indulge their passions and is seen as the great enemy of Buddha and of his religion.
Mara [in Buddhism: the Destroyer, the Evil One (who tempts man to indulge his passions and is the great enemy of the Buddha and of his religion)], conscious devil or self-existent principle of evil.
maranam [killing].
marga [way, path].
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Some of the teachers resorted to evil spells, but Padmakara scattered them by means of a wrathful mantra given by the dakini Tamer of Mara. The rest converted to Buddhism and the banner of the Dharma was raised to the skies.
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mara: mortal, perishable
marga: path
maya: the illusory power of Brahman, the veiling and
projecting power
moksha: liberation, Absolute Experience
mrityuloka: world of suffering
mukta: the liberated one ...
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