Mara

Mara is a Devil-like figure found in some Buddhist myths and is comparable to Satan, especially the "Serpent" aspect - a great tempter Mara was an infamous demon who manifested to try and tempt Gautuma Buddha away from reaching Enlightenment.

Mara tried to seduce Buddha using the vision of a beautiful woman, although he failed in achieving this task he was seen as a trickster figure who would proceed to target humanity and try to distract them from their spiritual life via making the mundane alluring or the negative seem positive.