Religious Studies GCSE
Overcoming temptation (Mara)
What Overcoming temptation (Mara) means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The demon who tried to distract Siddhartha with fear and desire during his meditation, and who represents psychological forces of greed, hatred, and delusion.
Topics that use Overcoming temptation (Mara)
- Key Beliefs (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Anatta (No-self)
- Arhat
- Arhat and Bodhisattva
- Asceticism
- Bodhisattva
- Buddha-nature
- Buddhahood
- Buddhist Ethics and Practice
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