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MAYA (1)

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Indian, Hindu Mythology

Other Scripts: माया (Hindi, Sanskrit)

Means "illusion" in Sanskrit. In Buddhist tradition this is the name of the mother of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha). This is also another name of the Hindu goddess Durga.

(see also MAYA (2), MAYA (3))

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