มาร

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • māra (Latin script)
  • 𑀫𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • मार (Devanagari script)
  • মার (Bengali script)
  • මාර (Sinhalese script)
  • မာရ or မႃရ (Burmese script)
  • มาระ (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມາຣ or ມາຣະ or ມາລະ (Lao script)
  • មារ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

มาร m

  1. Thai script form of māra (“distraction”)

Declension

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Proper noun

มาร m

  1. Thai script form of māra (“Mara”)
    • (Can we verify(+) this quotation?) Tipiṭaka, Saṃyutta Nikāya, Sagātha-vagga:
      เย จ กาเยน วาจาย มนสา จ สุสํวุตา น เต มารวสานุคา น เต มารสฺส ปจฺจคูติ
      Ye ca kāyena vācāya manasā ca susaṃvutā na te māravasānugā na te mārassa paccagūti.
      He who conducts himself well, whether in relation to his body, to his speech, or to his mind, will not be subject to the authority of Māra, and will never walk behind Māra.

Declension

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Thai
The māras attack the Buddha to prevent him from attaining enlightenment – a mural painting at Wat Tha Sutthawat (วัดท่าสุทธาวาส), Ang Thong Province, Thailand
The māras attacking the Buddha as depicted in Indian art, 3rd century

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मार (māra, “evil one; tempter; death personified”) or Pali māra (“idem”). Compare Old Khmer māra, māra°, °māra (“Buddhist Satan; death”); Modern Khmer មារ (miə).

Pronunciation
Orthographicมาร
m ā r
Phonemic
มาน
m ā n
[bound form]
มา-ระ-
m ā – r a –
[bound form]
มาน-ระ-
m ā n – r a –
RomanizationPaiboonmaanmaa-rá-maan-rá-
Royal Institutemanma-ra-man-ra-
(standard) IPA(key)/maːn˧/(R)/maː˧.ra˦˥.//maːn˧.ra˦˥./
Homophonesมาน
มาลย์

Adjective

มาร • (maan)

  1. of, resembling, or characteristic of a māra.
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Noun

มาร • (maan)

  1. (Buddhism) māra, a type of evil god that prevents accomplishment or success.
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  2. (Buddhism) one of the five factors that prevent accomplishment or success, collectively known as เบญจพิธมาร:
    1. ขันธมาร (“physical condition”),
    2. กิเลสมาร (“passion”),
    3. อภิสังขารมาร (“mental condition”),
    4. มัจจุมาร (“death”), and
    5. เทวบุตรมาร (“māra gods”).
  3. (literary, poetic) asura; rākṣasa; yakṣa.
  4. (Christianity) satan.
    • Ephesians 4:27, KJV:
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    • Matthew 4:1, KJV:
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  5. any malevolent supernatural being; a demon.
  6. (figurative) death.
  7. (figurative) anyone or anything that obstructs or prevents.
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  8. (figurative) anyone or anything that inspires horror or disgust.
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