Upagupta
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Upagupta is a monk who journeyed to the kingdom of Mathura and preached the Dharma with great success. He gave Mara a garland of corpses, leading to Mara's repentance and vow to never harm the Dharma. He recommended that Mara take refuge in the Three Jewels.
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“The Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp and the Denkoroku both contain a story of Mara's conversion to Buddhism under the auspices of the monk Upagupta. According to the story, Upagupta journeyed to the kingdom of Mathura and preached the Dharma with great success.”
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