Maya
proper noun
- central American people
noun
- carefully crafted illusion (in Hindu mythology)
proper noun
- mother of Buddha
proper noun
- female given name ultimately related to Maria
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪə/
name
Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit माया (māyā́) or Pali Māyā.
- The mother of Gautama Buddha.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Sanskrit माया (māyā)bor. English maya Borrowed from Sanskrit माया (māyā).
- Magic; supernatural power as held by the gods.
- The power by which the universe is made to appear; the illusion of the phenomenal world, as opposed to its true or spiritual reality.
“Shankara prescribed meditative reflection, through which each individual could pierce the veil of maya and come to recognize the identity between his or her essence and the universal spirit.”