Editing Spirit possession (section)

===Buddhism===
According to the Indian medical literature and [[Vajrayana|Tantric Buddhist]] scriptures, most of the "seizers", or those that threaten the lives of young children, appear in animal form: cow, lion, fox, monkey, horse, dog, pig, cat, crow, pheasant, owl, and snake. Apart from these "nightmare shapes", the impersonation or incarnation of animals can in some circumstances also be highly beneficial, according to Michel Strickmann.{{sfnp|Strickmann|2002|p=251}}

Ch'i Chung-fu, a Chinese gynecologist writing early in the 13th century, wrote that in addition to five sorts of falling frenzy classified according to their causative factors, there were also four types of other frenzies distinguished by the sounds and movements given off by the victim during his seizure: cow, horse, pig, and dog frenzies.{{sfnp|Strickmann|2002|p=251}}

[[File:Buddha,_resisting_the_demons_of_Mara,_Wellcome_V0046085.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Buddha, resisting the demons of Mara]]
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In [[Buddhism]], a ''[[Mara (demon)|māra]]'', sometimes translated as "demon", can either be a being suffering in the [[Naraka|hell realm]]{{sfnp|Sutherland|2013}} or a delusion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tibetan Buddhist Psychology and Psychotherapy|url=http://www.tibetanmedicine-edu.org/index.php/psychology-and-psychotherapy/34-tibetan-buddhist-psychology-and-psychotherapy|website=Tibetan Medicine Education center|access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref> Before Siddhartha became [[Gautama Buddha]], He was challenged by [[Mara (demon)|Mara]], the embodiment of temptation, and overcame it.{{sfnp|Kinnard|2006}} In traditional Buddhism, four forms of ''māra'' are enumerated:{{sfnp|Buswell|Lopez|2013}}
* ''Kleśa-māra'', or '' māra'' as the embodiment of all [[Kleshas (Buddhism)|unskillful emotions]], such as greed, hate, and delusion.
* ''Mṛtyu-māra'', or ''māra'' as [[Mrtyu|death]].
* ''Skandha-māra'', or ''māra'' as [[metaphor]] for the entirety of conditioned existence. 
* ''Devaputra-māra'', the [[Deva (Buddhism)|deva]] of the sensuous realm, who tried to prevent Gautama Buddha from attaining liberation from the [[Samsara|cycle of rebirth]] on the night of the Buddha's enlightenment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lamayeshe.com/glossary/four-maras|title=Four maras|date=2019|work=Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive|access-date=December 8, 2019}}</ref>

It is believed that a ''māra'' will depart to a different realm once it is appeased.{{sfnp|Sutherland|2013}}