— mayan , adj.
/mah"yah, -yeuh/ , n. Hinduism.
1. the power, as of a god, to produce illusions.
2. the production of an illusion.
3. (in Vedantic philosophy) the illusion of the reality of sensory experience and of the experienced qualities and attributes of oneself.
4. ( cap. ) Also called Mahamaya . a goddess personifying the power that creates phenomena.
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