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Meaning of Maya name?

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 02:31:54 GMT

Hi all! Can somebody tell my why maya called maya? Is it maya civilization or its from sanscrit means illusion or its greek myphology?

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Anonymous — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 08:31:46 GMT

I mean where is official information about this? Wiki says that it is illusion, but i think that it is not illusion, beacuse some images in maya says that it is a maya civilization especially the text font of text maya looks like maya civilization

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n8skow — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 02:37:17 GMT

https://area.autodesk.com/maya_anniversary/history

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Anonymous — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 07:23:19 GMT

Thanks!

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Anonymous — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 07:25:13 GMT

Thanks! But it is interesting why is this called so? Maya is not illusion, because we can download it:)

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n8skow — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 18:17:39 GMT

I think you are reading into it too much, lol.

With Maya, a user can create a sense of magic or 'illusion'.

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Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 19:38:39 GMT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_%28illusion%29 Māyā connotes a "magic show, an illusion where things appear to be present but are not what they seem Maya (Sanskrit: माया māyā), literally "illusion" or "magic",[1][2] has multiple meanings in Indian philosophies depending on the context. In ancient Vedic literature, Māyā literally implies extraordinary power and wisdom.[3] In later Vedic texts and modern literature dedicated to Indian traditions, Māyā connotes a "magic show, an illusion where things appear to be present but are not what they seem".[2][4] Māyā is also a spiritual concept connoting "that which exists, but is constantly changing and thus is spiritually unreal", and the "power or the principle that conceals the true character of spiritual reality".[5][6]