![]() Maya is reflected on the individual level by human ignorance (Ajnana) of the real nature of the self, which is mistaken for the empirical ego but which is in reality identical with Brahman. For the Nondualists, maya is thus that cosmic force that presents the infinite Brahman (the supreme being) as the finite phenomenal world. She brings to mankind the ignorance and enlightenment of the individualism, the concept of ownership and the awareness of otherworldly phenomena. By extension, it later came to mean the powerful force that creates the cosmic illusion that the phenomenal world is real. She manifests, perpetuates and governs all forms of illusion as well as the dream of duality in the universe and the mystic arts. In fact, Maya's very name is "illusion" in Sanskrit. ![]() In the Hindu religion, Maya is a principality goddess centered around the concept of "illusion" and has multiple meanings. 4.1 Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. ![]()
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