hindu-selffeatured in 2 works
Māyā
The power by which the One looks like the many — illusion to dispel, or God's real art?
Māyā names the mysterious power by which the single reality shows up as the endless variety of the world. The word is often translated 'illusion,' but that is only one school's reading. For some it is a beguiling appearance to be seen through; for others it is the genuine, marvelous creative power of God or of consciousness. How a school understands māyā tells you almost everything about how it understands the world.
How it traveled
- Bhagavad-gītāKuru-Pañcāla region · -150explains
- UpadeśasāhasrīKālaḍi (Kaladi) · 710explains
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Vivekacūḍāmaṇi 123↗explains
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi · Śaṅkara (traditionally ascribed; authorship doubted)
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 4.10↗explains
Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad · Vedic Revelation (śruti)
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Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 4,3.31↗challenges
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad · Vedic Revelation (śruti)
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