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The First Discourse on Māra's Snare
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Thus have I heard -
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Bārāṇasī in the Deer Park at Isipatana.
There the Blessed One addressed the monks thus:
"Monks."
"Venerable sir," those monks assented to the Blessed One.
The Blessed One said this:
"For me, monks, through wise attention, through wise right striving, the unsurpassed liberation has been attained, the unsurpassed liberation has been realised. You too, monks, through wise attention, through wise right striving, attain the unsurpassed liberation, realise the unsurpassed liberation." Then Māra the Evil One approached the Blessed One; having approached, he addressed the Blessed One in verse -
You are bound by Māra's bondage, you will not escape from me, ascetic."
I am freed from Māra's bondage, you are defeated, O Death."
Then Māra the Evil One, etc. disappeared right there.