The Maravijaya — Mara's defeat — took place at Bodh Gaya, where the demon king hurled his armies, his daughters, and his final doubt against the meditating Siddhartha, only to be vanquished when Siddhartha touched the earth as his witness.
The Maravijaya unfolded beneath the Bodhi Tree, where Mara hurled storms, demons, and his own daughters against the meditating Siddhartha, who remained unmoved beneath its branches until he touched the earth and shattered Mara's claim.
The Maravijaya depicts Gautama Buddha's defining confrontation with Mara at Bodh Gaya, the demon's assault defeated when the Buddha touched the earth as witness to his merit.
Mara marshaled his armies beneath the Bodhi Tree to prevent Siddhartha's awakening, but the earth itself testified against him and his host scattered at dawn — this defeat became the Maravijaya, the supreme moment of victory over temptation and delusion.
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