Mayatmaka, Māyātmaka, Maya-atmaka: 5 definitions
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Mayatmaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramMāyātmaka (मायात्मक) refers to “illusory” (viz., “an illusory form”), according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as the Goddess Kumārī said to Ṛṣi Vyāsa said: “Vyāsa’s state is nothing (real). O Śaṃkara, (there is nothing) of mine (I can give) you. O Śaṃkara! (See) the illusory form [i.e., māyātmaka—māyātmakaṃ rūpaṃ] of a Ṛṣi assumed (by you). Why do you take suffering (onto yourself by the observance of) vows, Kaula practice (caryā), austerity and the like? All this is the net of Māyā. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMāyātmaka (मायात्मक).—a. false, illusory.
Māyātmaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms māyā and ātmaka (आत्मक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāyātmaka (मायात्मक):—[from māyā > māya] (māyātm) mf(ikā)n. consisting of illusion, essentially illusory, [Horace H. Wilson]
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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.
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