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]
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.
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