Mara
शाब्दिक अर्थ (Shabdartha)
The tempter, death
व्युत्पत्ति एवं धातु मूल (Vyutpatti)
Sanskrit/Pali 'mara' (death, destroyer), the personification of death, desire, and the forces that obstruct awakening.
आध्यात्मिक भावार्थ व संदर्भ
Mara famously tried to stop the Buddha's enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, and continues to appear in Buddhist literature as the embodiment of temptation and doubt.