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魔羅 — meaning in English

mara

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English meaning

  • mara noun In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.

Senses

魔羅 is used for these senses in English:

  • Mara (Buddhism) The Buddhist demon who tempts people away from enlightenment

mara — full definition

  1. noun In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.
  2. noun A long-legged rodent native to the grasslands of Argentina, related to the guinea pig.

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