Maya is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.
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Origin
माया māyā, usually glossed as "illusion", is a concept in Hinduism that refers to the force which conceals that all of reality is a manifestation of the Brahman.
Maya also partially represents the mother of the Buddha (i.e. the mother of Siddhartha Gautama).[1]
Design
Gameplay
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Compendium
| Compendium Entries | |
|---|---|
| Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey |
The Hindu personification of illusion. It is said to have the power to make humans aware and become enlightened about "phenomena" caused by things on Earth. A Maya of Burmese lore was a mother goddess and may have some relation to the goddess of illusion. |
Game Appearances
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Maya, who calls herself Maya of the Night, is the ruling demon of Sector Grus, and a mother of the Schwarzwelt.
Trivia
- During development of Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, it was considered that Maya would have her own "Witch" (魔女) race.[2]
Nomenclature
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese
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マーヤー | Maya |
References
- ↑ "幻影に包まれたセクター・グルースの支配者マーヤーは、大雑把にいうとふたつの属性を持つ悪魔である。まずはブッダの生母マーヤー妃としての側面。最近の学説ではこの名は本名ではなく、一般的な母性を表わす語が転じたものとされている。すなわちこれが、母としての属性を示す「マーヤー」である。" Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Schwarzwelt Reminiscences (2010), Daisuke Narisawa et al.. Published by Enterbrain. Japanese. p. 145. ISBN-13: 978-4-04-726557-8.
- ↑ Page description: A table of bosses and where they would be encountered. Megaten Maniacs (2017), Nobuyuki Shioda and Masashi Uchida. Japanese. p. 133.