Mara
Literal Meaning
The tempter, death
Etymology & Sanskrit Root
Sanskrit/Pali 'mara' (death, destroyer), the personification of death, desire, and the forces that obstruct awakening.
Spiritual Insight & Context
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.