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mahāmāyā

mahā—māyā f. great deceit or illusion, the divine power of illusion (which makes the universe appear as if really existing and renders it cognizable by the senses), the illusory nature of worldly objects personified and identified with Durgā, [Pur.]

N. of a wife of Śuddhodana, [Buddh.]