ID: 901002246 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002246	Record Type: Character/Person

	Mara (Buddhist demon)

Note: In Buddhism, demonic celestial king who tempted Prince Siddhartha.

Names:

	Mara (Buddhist demon) (preferred,English-P,D)
	मार (Buddhist demon) (Sanskrit-P,D)
	マーラ (Buddhist demon) (Japanese-P)
	天魔/魔羅 (Buddhist demon) (Chinese-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
		........<Buddhist characters> (P)
		............Mara (Buddhist demon) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Buddha defeating Māra
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist narratives, Life of Sakyamuni Buddha (Buddhist narratives), Buddha defeating Māra (Buddhist narrative)) [901002284]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... demon
	.....(spirits (beings), people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Buddhist
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Mara (Buddhist demon)
	................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	मार (Buddhist demon)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_(demon)
	マーラ (Buddhist demon)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_(demon)
	天魔/魔羅 (Buddhist demon)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_(demon)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_(demon)#/media/File:M%C4%81ra.JPG