Who is Mara from The Foundations of Buddhism and what is their importance? The_Foundations_of_Buddhism English & Literature Mara | The Foundations of Buddhism

Mara is the demon that tempted the Buddha, attempting to draw him away from the eight-fold path with sensual pleasures. He symbolizes the death of spiritual life, and he is regarded as having a both a spiritual existence and as a psychological metaphor for the process of doubt and temptation that obstruct Enlightenment.