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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mara (demon)
		In Buddhism, Mara is the demon who tempted Gautama Buddha by trying to seduce him with the vision of beautiful women who in various legends are often said to be his daughters.
		In Buddhist cosmology, Mara is personified as the embodiment of unskillfulness, the "death" of the spiritual life.
		Secondly, mrtyu-mara, or Mara as death, in the sense of the ceaseless round of birth and death.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mara-%28demon%29 (1055 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Mara (folklore)
		A mara, or a mare is a kind of malignant female wraith in Scandinavian folklore believed to cause nightmares.
		The mara was thought of as an immaterial being – capable of moving through a keyhole or the opening under a door – who seated herself at the chest of a sleeping person and "rode" him or her, thus causing nightmares.
		The concept of the mara has very old roots in the folklore of the Germanic peoples, possibly the belief was shaped as early as in proto-Indo-European religion.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Mara_%28folklore%29 (633 words)

	Demons > Mara > Overview
		Mara was the first demon to be introduced in the series.
		Every time Mara is seen in the manga, either she is setting a new scheme in motion or otherwise preoccupied with the next plan to harrass the Goddesses.
		Mara range of powers is more extensive than any one of the Goddesses, especially with her ability to create creatures and use a variety of artifacts.
	gateway.cjb.net /AMG/Character_Pages/Demons/Mara/Mara-Overview.htm (436 words)

	Working Girl / A Shrine to the Demon Mara
		Mara is said to seize men in their beds and paralyze them, preventing them from moving or speaking.
		Aster also writes: "Mara is also the 'unwilling' queen of the underworld in Russian mythology, with her story being basically a copy of the Greek myth about Persephone.
		In many other regions, especially in the western Latvia, Mara was generally perceived to be the highest-ranking goddess in the pantheon and she took over the duties of Laima, the goddess of fate and luck, who was also the main on the three fate deities.
	www.megami-sama.net /mara/omake.php (1455 words)

	The Demons of Defilement
		This is why desire in either sense of the word is classed as a demon, a demon of defilement.
		The demon of defilement on the fourth level is ignorance, not being acquainted with things.
		The children of Mara are mental fabrications; the grandchildren of Mara are the three forms of craving; and the great-grandchildren of Mara are greed, aversion, and delusion.
	www.accesstoinsight.org /lib/thai/lee/demons.html (4778 words)

	- Scenes from the Life of the Historical Buddha
		remain in meditation until he penetrated the mysteries of existence, he was visited by Mara, a demon associated with all the veils and distractions of mundane existence.
		The Buddha remained unmoved by these assaults and by all the subsequent distractions, both pleasant and unpleasant, with which Mara sought to deflect him from his goal.
		In response to Mara's query, Shakyamuni moved his right hand from his lap to touch the ground, stating, "the earth is my witness." This act of unwavering resolve caused Mara and his army of demons and temptresses to disperse, and Shakyamuni then experienced his great enlightenment.
	www.asianart.com /exhibitions/svision/i27.html (1381 words)

	Working Girl / A Shrine to the Demon Mara
		Mara's name is currently written and translated no less than three different ways, between the manga and the Mini-Goddess anime.
		Since Mara is the name used in the English translations, it follows that Mara is the name that most English-speaking fans are most familiar with, and the name most commonly used on English-language websites.
		It's been suggested that "Mara" really IS the true intended name for this character, and that "Marller" may have been a result of Kosuke Fujishima's "creative mispellings." It's kind of the same way that Kosuke Fujishima got Belldandy from Verthandi.
	www.megami-sama.net /mara/name.php (809 words)

	Working Girl / A Shrine to the Demon Mara
		There will be a detailed write-up about Mara on this page coming soon, I promise!
		The official TBS website posted this profile of Mara during the first season of the anime, and then this profile for the second season.
		I intend to translate both as soon as I have time.
	www.megami-sama.net /mara/anime.php (135 words)

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