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Chapter Six

The Conversion of Māra —The Triumph of the Unborn Over Delusion (The Sutra’s Great Turning Point) Few scenes in all of Mahāyāna literature equal the dramatic, symbolic, and psychological power of Māra’s conversion in the Śūraṃgamasamādhi Sūtra. It is not simply an episode of cosmic confrontation. It is the moment when: delusion recognizes wisdom; fear bows before fearlessness; clinging collapses in the face of non-duality; and the Lord of Illusion becomes an instrument of Dharma. read more