Mahamaya

Ma·ha·ma·ya

[muh-hah-mah-yuh]
noun Hinduism.
1.
the mother of the Buddha.
2.
maya ( def 4 ).

Origin:
1690–1700; < Sanskrit, equivalent to mahā- great + māyā maya

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