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SN 46.43PTS SN 5.991 min read

About Māra

Mārasutta

The awakening factors crush Māra’s army.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 46.43Linked Discourses 46.43
  • 0.25. Cakkavattivagga5. A Wheel-Turning Monarch

0.3MārasuttaAbout Māra

1.1“Mārasenappamaddanaṁ vo, bhikkhave, maggaṁ desessāmi;“Mendicants, I will teach you a path for crushing Māra’s army.11.2taṁ suṇātha.Listen …

1.3Katamo ca, bhikkhave, mārasenappamaddano maggo?And what is that path?1.4Yadidaṁ—1.5satta bojjhaṅgā.It is the seven awakening factors.1.6Katame satta?What seven?1.7Satisambojjhaṅgo …pe… upekkhāsambojjhaṅgo—The awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity.1.8ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, mārasenappamaddano maggo”ti.This is the path for crushing Māra’s army.”

1.9Tatiyaṁ.

Translator’s notes

  1. The nature of “Māra’s army” is detailed at Snp 3.2.

    ↩ sn46.43:1.1