Maha Maya, also called Maya, the mother of Gautama Buddha; she was the wife of Raja Shuddhodana. ... According to Buddhist legend, Maha Maya dreamed that a white elephant with six tusks entered her right side, which was interpreted to mean that she had conceived a child who would become either a world ruler or a buddha.

Is Mahamaya a Durga?

Durga who splits herself to operate nine planets to maintain cosmic order, Vidya Shakti i.e. Mahamaya as source for 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu and Maya Shakti, Yogamaya to delude the beings to illusion and also promotes the beings to Ultimate truth God.

What does mahamaya mean?

noun Hinduism. the mother of the Buddha.