Siddhartha Gautama had triumphed over all of Māra's manipulations, but he had one last powerful strategy that would directly strike at Gautama's self-confidence. How was the yet-enlightened bodhisattva able to withstand such a blow? 

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Part 2: https://soundcloud.com/monasticacademy/better-to-die-than-live-defeated-soryu-forall-part-2-of-3/
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Better to Die than Live Defeated - Soryu Forall (Part 3 of 3)

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