English Dictionary

mara

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmɑːɹə/

名詞

(Buddhism) A type of god that prevents accomplishment or success. / (Buddhism) Any malicious or evil spirit.

日本語の意味

仏教において、成功や達成を妨げる神格としての存在 / 仏教において、悪意や邪悪な性質を持つ霊、悪霊

During the meditation retreat, she sensed mara creeping into her mind, whispering doubts whenever she neared insight.

瞑想合宿中、彼女は悟りに近づくたびに心の中に忍び込み、疑念を囁く誘惑の魔（マーラ）の存在を感じた。

意味（1）

(Buddhism) A type of god that prevents accomplishment or success.

Mara means demon, or demonic influence, that hinders the practice of virtue. It may be an external spirit or an aspect of our own imperfect condition. All hindrances on the path to liberation are subsumed under the four maras. The first mara is the mara of the aggregates.[…]The second of the maras is the mara of the afflictions, which are the same as the afflictive obstructions. They are identified as a mara because they precipitate all harmful actions, from malicious gossip to murder.[…]The third mara is Devaputra, literally son of a god, an external troublemaker who specializes in interfering with beings who are endeavoring to achieve something positive.[…]The last mara is the mara of death.

意味（2）

(Buddhism) Any malicious or evil spirit.

The mara is the spirit that causes illness, accidents, and mishaps. The only protection against it is another mara who befriends a person or a group. A mara who becomes friendly is called a gunik. This transformation occurs when a mara comes to a person in a dream and states a desire to be friendly. But there are deceitful maras who pretend to be friendly, yet will betray the person who trusts them.

maras （ plural ）