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The early Buddhist texts introduce us to a being called M ra who appears at critical junctures of the Buddha's career in order to deflect him from his mission. M ra is the Buddhist counterpart of Satan and represents the inseparable union of Desire and Death. The paper examines the various records of the Buddha's encounters with M ra in his role as the Tempter. Ananda W.P. Guruge is a retired Sri Lankan diplomat.
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- PublisherBuddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 9552401682
- ISBN 13 9789552401688
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages36
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The early Buddhist texts introduce us to a being called M ra who appears at critical junctures of the Buddha's career in order to deflect him from his mission. M ra is the Buddhist counterpart of Satan and represents the inseparable union of Desire and Death. The paper examines the various records of the Buddha's encounters with M ra in his role as the Tempter. Ananda W.P. Guruge is a retired Sri Lankan diplomat and a scholar in the fields of Indology and Buddhist Studies. He is the author of over thirty books, the most recent a complete translation of the Sinhalese chronicle (The Mah va sa) and a biography of King Asoka. Here the author examines the various records of Buddha's encounters with Mara, using both Pali and Sanskrit sources. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9789552401688
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