Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c7.115

c7.115

These powers are depicted as material beings, fiends and devils of every kind, brandishing weapons against the seated Prince, deserted by the terrified Dēvas, and left entirely alone, save for the Earth Goddess Mahikāntava, who remained with him throughout. She is represented in a painting at Keḷaniya as half-emergent from the earth beside his feet. The conflict is spoken of as Māra yuddhaya, Māra’s battle.