Shikshasamuccaya 166

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In the same text it is further said: "Queen, just as even a slight blow to a vital spot on a very powerful man is piercing and causes injury; even so, Queen, even a slight embrace of the true Dharma is piercing to Māra the Evil One, and brings him grief and causes him lamentation. Queen, I do not see any other single wholesome quality that is so piercing to Māra the Evil One, bringing grief and causing lamentation, as this embrace of the true Dharma, even if slight."