sn.23.12 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

A Māra-like Nature

At Sāvatthī.
Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha:
“Sir, they speak of this thing called ‘Māra-like nature’.
What is a Māra-like nature?”
“Rādha, form has a Māra-like nature. Feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness have a Māra-like nature.
Seeing this …
They understand: ‘… there is no return to any state of existence.’”