The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1485 page)
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M
ra
.
ra.
A Hindu god of pestilence and mortal disease, lord of the
k
ma
-dh
tu: it is the attraction of sensual pleasure which makes humans reckless in what they do. M
ra is better known in Buddhism, being the opponent of the
Buddha
. He is also known as Namuci, the tempter. A collection of stories about M
ra is in the
M
ra-Sa
yutta
of
Sa
yutta Nik
ya
.
k
ma-dh
tu: it is the attraction of sensual pleasure which makes humans reckless in what they do. Mra is better known in Buddhism, being the opponent of theBuddha
. He is also known as Namuci, the tempter. A collection of stories about M
ra is in theM
ra-Sayuttaof
Sa
yutta Nikya.
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