Understanding the Five Types of Mara
… a certain purpose. In this type of Mara, we usually can't see the cause of what we see: we see its soldiers, not it, itself. Mara wants to be worshipped, but is a false god: A wrong view god who will not act…
In this excerpt, Suzanne Jeffrey elaborates on the concept of Mara, describing five distinct types: Kanta Mara (the body and mind functions), Gamma (action from karma), Deity (false gods), Matuman (fe