SN 23.12
Māradhamma sutta: Subject to Māra
Māradhammasutta
Dutiyamāravagga
Rādha asks the Buddha about being subject to Māra, and the Buddha explains in terms of the five aggregates.
Translations
At Sāvatthī.
Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha:
“Sir, they speak of ‘Māra nature’. What is of Māra nature?”
“Rādha, form is of Māra nature. Feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are of Māra nature.
Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”
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