( Reference: 'The Buddha's Eight Conquests' by Nyaung Gan Aye Sayadaw, 1992)
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1. Defeating Mara who challanged the Bodhisatta to prevent enlightenment. Mara, the Evil One, tried to prevent the Bodhisatta not to renounce the world and not to attain the Buddhawood. He also prevented the Buddha not to preach any discourse. Finally, he urged the Buddha to attain MahaParinibbana very early. |
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| 2. Taming the celestial Ogre, Alavaka |
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| 3. Subduing the fierse elephant, Nalagiri, released by Devadatta |
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| 4. Overcoming the cruel man, Angulimala |
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| 5. Exposing the tricks of the beautiful Cinca Manavika |
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| 6. Making the hermit Saccaka answer the Buddha's question in a debate. |
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| 7. Subduing the celestial gigantic dragon, Nandopananda through Venerable Moggalana |
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| 8. Expounding a doctrine to Brahma Baka in the higher heaven. The latter firmly believed in Immortal Egoism before. |
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