The history of the devil and the idea of evil; from the earliest times to the present day (1899)
Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 · Chicago : Open Court Pub. Co.; London, K. Paul, Trench, Trubner · leaf 125
is Vasavatti, derived from vasa,wish, desire. Childers explains the word as bringing into subjection. Mara isalso called Paranimmita Vasavatti, which means bringing into subjection thatwhich is created by others. \ Pali, tanha; Sanskrit, trishna. 106 THE HISTORY OF THE DEVIL. for hell is where… … The Demon of Lightning. A Japanese temple statue. In the Dhammapada, Mara is not so much a personas a personification. The allegorical nature of the EvilOne is plainlj- felt in every passage in which Alarasname occurs. We read, for instance : He who lives looking for pleasures onl), his senses…
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