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Mahamaya

[ muh-hah-mah-yuh ]

noun

, Hinduism.
  1. the mother of the Buddha.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mahamaya1

1690–1700; < Sanskrit, equivalent to mahā- great + māyā maya

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