yes.The god Mara was the god of desire that tried to keep Siddhartha from becoming the Buddha.
Some Buddhists believe in gods, some don't .Gods are not defined in Buddhist scriptures.
Because in Hinduism they believe in many gods and Buddhism doesn't believe in any gods.
Its half and half. They are Buddhist(no God) and Hinduist( 3 gods)
Buddhist believe there are no gods. Evolution would be the logical belief they would follow.
No Christians believe that there is one God and that God can do anything so they don't believe that there needs to be three gods.
We do't believe in gods, demons, angels, ghosts, afterlife, reincarnation, unicorns, elves, gobblins, or anything supernatural.
Usha Sinha has written: 'Buddhist iconography in Uttar Pradesh, A.D. 300 to 1200' -- subject(s): Buddhist Gods, Buddhist art and symbolism, Gods, Buddhist
Sumerians believed their gods had the power to do anything they wanted because they made empire.
A. K. Bhattacharyya has written: 'Indian contribution to the development of Far Eastern Buddhist iconography' -- subject(s): Indic influences, Idols and images, Gods, Buddhist, Religion, Buddhism, Civilization, Buddhist art and symbolism, Worship, History, Buddhist Gods 'Buddhist iconography in Thailand' -- subject(s): Gods, Buddhist, Buddhist art and symbolism, Buddhist Gods 'Chamba Ruma l' 'Indian numismatics and its cultural aspects' -- subject(s): Civilization, Indic Coins
Michihiko Komine has written: 'Zukai mandara no mikata' -- subject(s): Buddhist Gods, Buddhist art and symbolism, Gods, Buddhist, Mandala (Buddhism)
Buddhists do not believe in any eternal gods. Therefore there is no Buddhist god of destruction. In Hinduism the God of destruction is Shiva, but in actuality is really the god of transformation (need to destroy before you rebuild).
Some believe in certain gods, some believe in other gods, some believe in no gods, some believe in all the gods.