Thanks Lal, you said “As long as one has faith in the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha, NO ONE in any realm can make anyone deviate from the Path”
This is said in MN47 (at the end of the sutta). It says: §16. “Bhikkhus, when anyone’s faith has been planted, rooted, and established in the Tathagata through these reasons, terms, and phrases, his faith is said to be supported by reasons, rooted in vision, firm; it is invincible by any recluse or brahmin or god or Mara or Brahma or by anyone in the world”
(MN47§16).
@ynot,
Regarding the subject of the range of Mara’s excercising authority.
MN49 describes…”Then Mara the Evil One took possession of a member of
the Brahma’s Assembly..” So, apparantly Mara can take possession of Brahma’s too.
siebe