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MÂYÂ (HIGHER ASPECT)

A symbol of primordial Truth, the feminine aspect of Deity, which brings forth the Soul.

"To (king Suddhodana) there was a queen named Mâyâ, as if free from all deceit (mâyâ)-an effulgence proceeding from his effulgence, like the splendour of the sun when it is free from all the influence of darkness,-a chief queen in the united assembly of all queens." -Buddha-Karita, Bk. I. 15.

To the manifesting Self there is committed a counterpart which is feminine, passive; and She is the embodiment of pure Truth, the opposite of illusion. The Truth is said to proceed from the Self, inasmuch as it bears witness to the Self-existent, and is the concrete expression of that which transcends the manifest. The “splendour of the sun" is referred to, since upon these high planes the Self is above temporalities which produce “shadow," matter. Truth or Wisdom upon this exalted plane, or condition of being, is the supreme fact of all facts, which testifies to the Self-existent, the Being of all beings. If illusion is traced to its source, Truth will be found.

See Also

ADITI
AKASA
BINAH
BIRTH OF BUDDHA
BIRTH OF CHRIST
Cow (mehurt)
EARTH (great)
GARDEN (lumbini)
GODDESS
ILLUSION
MOTHER (Divine)
OCEAN
PRAKRITI
PURUSHA
RHEA (Goddess)
SARASVATI
SHEKINAH
SUBSTANCE
SUDDHODANA
WOMAN (matter)
WOMEN'S LIFE
WOMB OF MÂYÂ
YAO