Mayakara, aka: Māyākāra, Maya-kara; 5 Definition(s)
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Mayakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary
māyākāra : (m.) a juggler.
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English DictionaryMāyākāra refers to: a conjurer, magician S. III, 142; Vism. 366 (in comparison); VbhA. 196. (Page 529)
Note: māyākāra is a Pali compound consisting of the words māyā and kāra.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary
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.
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Māyākāra (मायाकार).—m.) a conjurer, juggler.
Derivable forms: māyākāraḥ (मायाकारः).
Māyākāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms māyā and kāra (कार). See also (synonyms): māyākṛt, māyājīvin.
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMāyākāra (मायाकार).—m. (= Pali and Sanskrit Lex. id.), conjurer, sleight-of-hand-performer: Mvy 7242.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMāyākāra (मायाकार).—m.
(-raḥ) A juggler, a mime, an actor. E. māyā trick or delusion, kāra who makes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
III. Bodhisattva body and Buddha body < [Part 3 - Possessing a body endowed with the marks]
First comparison or upamāna: A magic show (māyā) < [Bodhisattva quality 19: the ten upamānas]
Act 5.5: Beings that were reborn among humans or the gods of kāmadhātu < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 5 - The Khandhas < [Chapter V - Buddhist Philosophy]