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Carved Wooden Buddha "Calling Upon the Earth to Witness the Defeat of Evil" ca. 1920-40 etched copper bead strand Saint Michael descends and givesCarved Wooden Buddha "Calling Upon the Earth to Witness the Defeat of Evil" ca. 1920 40 Height approx 8" Material: wood with traces of gold leaf and lacquer In Buddhism, Mara is the demon who assaulted Gautama Buddha beneath the Bodhi tree, using violence, sensory pleasure and mockery in an attempt to prevent the Buddha from attaining enlightenment. In Buddhist cosmology, Mara personifies the "death" of the spiritual life. He is a tempter, distracting