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Why Siddhartha in Buddhism is born from Great Maya?
Conventional Buddhism states,
Prince Siddhartha's mother was Mahāmāyā and his aunt who nursed was Pajāpati.
Siddhattha later became Buddha
If we refer Pali/Sanskrit to English translations of these terms:
Siddhartha/siddhattha
= Siddha/sādhya (establishment, succeeded) + artha (meaning, purpose, self=definition)
= one who has accomplished his task; magician
Mahāmāyā
= Mahā (great) + Māyā/maya (magic, illusion, produced by, hypocritical)
Pajāpati
= Pajā (offspring, generation) + pati (master, owner)
= Lord of all created beings; A name given to Māra, because he uses his power over all creatures
Buddha
= having attained enlightenment, wise by knowledge of the truth
= superior to all other beings
How could 'powers of light' born out of 'powers of darkness'?
Prince Siddhartha's mother was Mahāmāyā and his aunt who nursed was Pajāpati.
Siddhattha later became Buddha
If we refer Pali/Sanskrit to English translations of these terms:
Siddhartha/siddhattha
= Siddha/sādhya (establishment, succeeded) + artha (meaning, purpose, self=definition)
= one who has accomplished his task; magician
Mahāmāyā
= Mahā (great) + Māyā/maya (magic, illusion, produced by, hypocritical)
Pajāpati
= Pajā (offspring, generation) + pati (master, owner)
= Lord of all created beings; A name given to Māra, because he uses his power over all creatures
Buddha
= having attained enlightenment, wise by knowledge of the truth
= superior to all other beings
How could 'powers of light' born out of 'powers of darkness'?
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