Mayavada, Māyāvāda, Maya-vada: 8 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Vaishnavism
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1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Mayavada 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

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

Māyāvāda (मायावाद) refers to “doctrine of illusion. This theory, advocated by the impersonalist followers of Śaṅkarācārya, holds that Bhagavān’s form, this material world and the individual existence of the living entities are māyā, or false. This philosophy accepts the authority of Vedic texts but interprets them in such a way as to advance an impersonal conception of the Absolute and deny the personal feature of Godhead. It is known as covered Buddhism, since Buddhism is overtly atheistic”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).

Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

Māyāvāda (मायावाद) refers to:—Proponents of a philosophy that posits that qualities such as personhood, form and name are an illusion, or Māyā, imposed on the Absolute Truth, who is in reality changeless and formless, or impersonal. The foremost advocate of this philosophy, also known as Adaitavāda, was Śrīpād Śaṅkarācharya, an incarnation of Śrī Śiva. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Māyāvāda (मायावाद).—the doctrine or illusion, (a term applied to Buddhism).

Derivable forms: māyāvādaḥ (मायावादः).

Māyāvāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms māyā and vāda (वाद).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Māyāvāda (मायावाद).—[masculine] the doctrine of illusion (ph.).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Māyāvāda (मायावाद):—[=māyā-vāda] [from māyā > māya] m. the doctrine affirming the world to be illusion (applied to the doctrine of the Vedānta and of Buddhism), [Catalogue(s)]

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Mayavada in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Māyāvāda (ಮಾಯಾವಾದ):—[noun] (phil.) the doctrine that the universe is an illusion or an apparent phenomenon and the Supreme Soul is the only truth.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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