Maya
The word Maya or maya can refer to:
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Religion
In Hindu and Sikh Religions:
- maya (illusion) from Sanskrit - in Hindu/Vedic and Sikh philosophy, the illusion of physical reality or superimposition of finite perception on the infinite reality. Also the terms is used to refer to the whole of the world is an illusion. As upon death ones 'real self' is realised and this material world is no more! So the attachment to worldly things is regarded as a attachment to 'Maya' or an illusion.
- Maya (mythology) - in Hindu mythology, another form of the Divine Mother (Devi)
People
- Maya people - a native American people of southern Mexico and northern Central America.
- Maya language - the language of these people
Mesoamerican Civilization
Regarding the Mesoamerican Civilization:- Maya civilization - the Mesoamerican Pre-Columbian civilization of the Maya people.
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Other Meanings
It can also refer to:
- Maya (software) - a computer program for generating 3D visual images
- Maya (television show) - hour long adventure series
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Maya is the common name (even in English) for this bird species in the Philippines, and was once the national bird.
- an Aramaic word meaning "water"
- a forename (variants: Maia, Maja), usually feminine, deriving from any of the above, or from the month of May, shared by such people as:
- Maya Deren - Seminal avant-garde filmmaker of the early 20th century
- Maya Angelou - Poet and activist, former Poet Laureate of the United States
- Maya the Bee - a character in a popular German children's book
See also
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