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  • 2. About Māra (2nd) 2. Dutiyamāravagga

Susceptible to Māra Māradhammasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha: Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā rādho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“Sir, they speak of this thing called ‘susceptible to Māra’. “‘māradhammo, māradhammo’ti, bhante, vuccati. What is susceptible to Māra?” Katamo nu kho, bhante, māradhammo”ti?

“Rādha, form is susceptible to Māra. Feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are susceptible to Māra. “Rūpaṁ kho, rādha, māradhammo, vedanā māradhammo, saññā māradhammo, saṅkhārā māradhammo, viññāṇaṁ māradhammo.

Seeing this … Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’” nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.

Dutiyaṁ.