Mayadevi, Māyādevī, Maya-devi: 10 definitions
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Mayadevi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMāyādevī (मायादेवी).—Worshipped by a seeker of fortune.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa II. 3. 3.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
India history and geography
Source: Tsem Rinpoche: Wonderful NepalThe Maya Devi Temple refers to one of the sacred or popular destinations of Lumbini (Rupandehi District, Nepal).—Description of the Maya Devi Temple: This UNESCO world heritage site is the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha), the son of King Suddhodhana, the once ruler of the ancient kingdom of Kapilvastu, and his Queen Maya Devi. The queen gave birth here in the garden of Lumbini Park, while on her way home, holding onto a branch of a Sal tree. Today, this site is where the Maya Devi temple stands. There is an older temple structure under the current building. A few years ago, ancient tree roots dating to the 6th century BCE were found in the temple, which correlates to the story of how Queen Maya gave birth to Buddha.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMāyādevī (मायादेवी).—Name of the mother of Buddha. °सुतः (sutaḥ) Buddha.
Māyādevī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms māyā and devī (देवी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāyādevī (मायादेवी).—[feminine] [Name] of Cākyamuni’s mother.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Māyādevī (मायादेवी):—[=māyā-devī] [from māyā > māya] f. Name of the mother of Gautama Buddha, [Buddhist literature]
2) [v.s. ...] of the wife of Pradyumna, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMāyādevī (मायादेवी):—n. name of the mother of Buddha;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarymāyādevī (မာယာဒေဝီ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[māyā+devī]
[မာယာ+ဒေဝီ]
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)māyādevī—
(Burmese text): မာယာမည်သော မိဖုရား၊ မာယာဒေဝီ။ မူရင်းကြည့်ပါ။
(Auto-Translation): Maya, the mother, Maya Devi. Please look at the original.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mayadevisuta.
Full-text: Mayadevisuta, Gulmaka, Pacina, Gautama, Balabhadra, Maya, Mayavant, Lumbini, Siddhartha, Buddha, Marici, Macca.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 782 < [Hindi-Malayalam-English Volume 2]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Artistic Connectivity between Amarāvatī and Sri Lanka < [Chapter 5 - Impact of Amarāvatī Art]
Buddhist sculptural art < [Chapter 5 - Impact of Amarāvatī Art]
The Birth of Buddha < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Elephants in Buddhist mythology < [Chapter 4]
Use of elephants for religious purposes and rituals < [Chapter 2]
Brahma Samhita (Jiva Goswami commentary) (by Srila Narayana Maharaja)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)