Maya
Maya is the mother of the Buddha. The Buddha spoke to the beings of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven as a mark of gratitude and remembrance for his beloved mother, Maya.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Mahabharata.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Sacred Girl, Bali, Prahlada, Namuchi, Puloman, Hemaka, Kalanemi, Vainateya, Kirmira, vyāsa, Kṣitigarbha, Śeṣa, Hiranyaksha, Kaliya, Takshaka, Vasuki, Hayagriva, Nārada, Krishna
- parent of
- Bala
- enemy of
- Śiva, Tripurantaka
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“his life to the beings of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven as a mark of gratitude and remembrance for his beloved mother, Maya.”
#14450 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Talātala is the realm of the asura-architect Maya, who is well-versed in sorcery. Shiva, as Tripurantaka, destroyed the three cities of Maya, but was later pleased with Maya and gave him this realm and promised to protect him.”
#35187 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Arjuna and Krishna burned the Khandava Forest to expand Indraprastha, sparing the Asura architect Maya. At Krishna’s suggestion, Maya constructed a magnificent mayasabha (assembly hall) for the Pandavas, which he presented to Yudhishthira”
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