Māyā
Illusion
Card Meaning & Symbolism
Māyā (माया) is the divine creative power that manifests the apparent multiplicity of existence while consciousness remains fundamentally one. It is neither illusion nor reality, but the mysterious power of manifestation.
Historical Context
Māyā appears in Advaita Vedānta as the cosmic creative power that manifests the apparent world. The Advaita Siddhi and other philosophical texts examine māyā's relationship to brahman. Śaṅkara's commentaries explore how māyā creates the appearance of multiplicity within non-dual reality.
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