Who is Mara Buddhist Devil: SMT Lore

Patreon: Twitter: @Tony4YouYT #smt #persona #smtlore 0:00 Intro 1:01 Mara as metaphor 2:50 Four Noble Truths 7:27 Mara and the Buddha 12:06 Outro Behold the face of true evil, Mara. In Buddhist cosmology Mara is an incredibly important figure. Commanding legions of lesser demons in the realm wholly evil, but desirable nonetheless. Known as “The evil one” and “tempter”, he is the closest thing buddhism has to a satan figure, but is he truly the loathsome demon we think, or something much more? With depictions ranging in ridiculousness across media, this entity plays a much larger role in our very reality than you might think. With some saying he even rules our very earth, who is Mara exactly? Without any further ado, in celebration of October let’s talk about the scariest demon. Buddhism has a very good reputation in the western world as being a very grounded and passive religion without much fear of punishment other than reincarnation as a lower form.