The history of the devil and the idea of evil : from the earliest times to the present day (1900)
Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 · Chicago : Open Court Pub. Co. · leaf 127
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 plainly felt in every passage in which Marasname occurs. We read, for instance: He who lives looking for pleasures only, his senses uncon-…
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