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Demon · ◆ Darkness
Mara
majorattested530 BCE to 480 BCE
The Buddhist tempter who appeared beneath the Bodhi tree to prevent Siddhartha's enlightenment. Mara embodies desire, delusion, and the fear of death.
Temptation85
Illusion92
Despair86
Darkness80
Signature powerThe TempterConjures fear and desire to break the awakening mind.
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The mythic order Mara belongs to, who comes before and after in the story of this world.
- Śuddhodanathe king who built the walls
- Siddharthawho walked out at midnight
- Mārawho came at dusk
- The Three Daughtersthe last arsenal
- The Earththe witness that roared
- Mārawho came at dusk
- Siddharthawho walked out at midnight
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Figures bound to Mara, family and rivals within the myth, and the thinkers and writers who shaped how we know them.