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**Filmania** · 09-07-2011, 08:49 AM

Hi JSmusiqalthinka,
As far as I can tell, 'evil' suggests an inherent, permanent quality of an entity, and in Buddhism nothing is inherent or permanent or an entity. Instead, behavior arises naturally as conditioned by previous states. The word 'evil' arose in a very different religious context. That said, the word appears in translations to describe Mara, but Mara wasn't a real entity, just a metaphorical one. http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/btg/btg12.htm

09-07-2011, 08:49 AM	#5
Filmania Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	Hi JSmusiqalthinka, As far as I can tell, 'evil' suggests an inherent, permanent quality of an entity, and in Buddhism nothing is inherent or permanent or an entity. Instead, behavior arises naturally as conditioned by previous states. The word 'evil' arose in a very different religious context. That said, the word appears in translations to describe Mara, but Mara wasn't a real entity, just a metaphorical one. http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/btg/btg12.htm
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