Māra

American  

[mahr-uh] / ˈmɑr ə /

noun

1. Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.

2. Buddhism. Satan, who tried to seduce the Buddha at the time of his Enlightenment.

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mara ¹ British  

/ məˈrɑː /

noun

1. a harelike South American rodent, Dolichotis patagonum, inhabiting the pampas of Argentina: family Caviidae (cavies)

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mara ² British  

/ maˈra /

noun

1. one of several organized criminal gangs of Central American origin also operating in the US

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Etymology

Origin of mara¹

from American Spanish mará, perhaps of Araucanian origin

Origin of mara²

C20: from Spanish: gang

Example Sentences

Death, Māra, is pictured as hunting for a man's "rebirth consciousness".

From The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada by Woodward, Frank Lee

Māra, the evil one, alone was grieved and rejoiced not.

From The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus by Carus, Paul

"And when Māra had thus spoken, Ānanda, I answered him and said: 'Make thyself happy, O wicked one; the final extinction of the Tathāgata shall take place before long.'"

From The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus by Carus, Paul

The two merchants, conceiving in their minds the holiness of the conqueror of Māra, bowed down in reverence and said: "We take our refuge, Lord, in the Blessed One and in the Dharma."

From The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus by Carus, Paul

The Bodhisatta, having put Māra to flight, gave himself up to meditation.

From The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus by Carus, Paul