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 133
114 THE HISTORY OF THE DEVIL. him in the hope of awakening in him a thought of lust or hatred orenvy, who follows him like a shadow, can be no one but MaraPapiyan, the Wicked One, the demon of passion. The thunder-bolt in Maras hand is nothing but the old attribute of all Indiangods. In his… … Buddha, Tempted by Maras Daughters.Gandhara sculptures. (Reproduced from Griinwedel.) It seeiiLS probable that the contra.st in which Alara orVarsavarti .stands to the Buddha began b^- and b}- to bemisunderstood. For the thunderbolt-bearer Vajrapani isgraduall} changed into a regular attendant of…
Devil · Demonology · Good and evil
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