釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 4.111

4.111

Because a bodhisattva-mahāsattva's mind is vast, they abide securely and unmoving, cultivating deep dhyāna absorptions; from the initial generation of the aspiration up to the fruit of Buddhahood, they subdue the four Māras and perform Buddha-work, broadly transforming sentient beings without their minds sinking or regressing. The Nirvāṇa Sūtra states that there are eight Māras, and the Avataṃsaka Sūtra states that there are ten Māras; if one grasps their meaning well, the four Māras encompass them all, and there is no separate teaching. The various sūtras distinguish the works of Māra in manifold ways, which cannot be treated exhaustively in this brief explanation.