Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Maya (Sanskrit: māyā) literally \"illusion\", \"magic\", has multiple meanings in Indian philosophies depending on the context. In ancient Vedic literature, Māyā literally implies extraordinary power and wisdom. In later Vedic texts and modern literature dedicated to Indian traditions, Māyā connotes a \"magic show, an illusion where things appear to be present but are not what they seem\". Māyā is also a spiritual concept connoting \"that which exists, but is constantly changing and thus is spiritually unreal\", and the \"power or the principle that conceals the true character of spiritual reality\".In Buddhism, Maya is the name of Gautama Buddha's mother. In Hinduism, Maya is also an epithet for goddess, and the name of a manifestation of Lakshmi, the goddess of \"wealth, prosperity and love\". Maya is also a name for girls."@en }
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- Maya_(illusion) abstract "Maya (Sanskrit: māyā) literally \"illusion\", \"magic\", has multiple meanings in Indian philosophies depending on the context. In ancient Vedic literature, Māyā literally implies extraordinary power and wisdom. In later Vedic texts and modern literature dedicated to Indian traditions, Māyā connotes a \"magic show, an illusion where things appear to be present but are not what they seem\". Māyā is also a spiritual concept connoting \"that which exists, but is constantly changing and thus is spiritually unreal\", and the \"power or the principle that conceals the true character of spiritual reality\".In Buddhism, Maya is the name of Gautama Buddha's mother. In Hinduism, Maya is also an epithet for goddess, and the name of a manifestation of Lakshmi, the goddess of \"wealth, prosperity and love\". Maya is also a name for girls.".