Maya 48846 224379024 2008-07-08T16:21:56Z CFynn 198562 /* Religion and mythology */ {{Wiktionarypar|Maya|maya}} {{TOCright}} '''Maya''' may refer to: ==People and languages== * The [[Maya peoples]], peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** [[Maya civilization]], their historical pre-Columbian civilization ** [[Mayan languages]], the family of languages spoken by the Maya ** [[Yucatec Maya language]], specific and most widespread Mayan language, frequently referred to simply as Maya * [[Maya people (Australia)]], an Australian Aboriginal tribe * [[Maya language (Australia)]], an Aboriginal language * [[Badimaya language]], an Aboriginal language of Australia, also known as "Parti-Maya" * [[Maya language (Brazil)]], an unclassified language that may be related to the Panoan languages * [[Maya (given name)]], the name. ==Religion and mythology== * [[Maya (illusion)]], the word for "illusion" in Sanskrit and a concept in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism (Dharmic philosophy) * [[Maya (Jainism)]], translated as "greed"; one of the 18 traditional undesirables in Jainism * [[Mayasura]], a Hindu demon often known by the name Maya * [[Queen Maya]], the mother of the historical Buddha * [[Mahamaya-tantra|Mahamaya]] - "Great Maya" - a Vajrayana Buddhist Tantra & meditational diety ==Historical persons or events== * [[Maya (Egyptian)]] (13th century BC), the treasurer to Pharaoh Tutankhamun of Egypt * [[Maya (Korean singer)]] (b. 1979), K-Pop singer * [[Maya Angelou]] (b. 1928), African-American author and poet * [[Maya Bond]] (b. 2000), Japanese American singer * [[Maya Bond (actress)]] (b. 1931), Canadian actress * [[Maya Bouskilla]] (b. 1977), Israeli singer * [[Maya Deren]] (1917-1961), American avant-garde filmmaker * [[Maya Gabeira]] (b. 1987), Brazilian surfer and daughter of the politician [[Fernando Gabeira]] * [[Maya Gold]] (b. 1981), stage name of a Hungarian pornographic actress * [[Maya Jobarteh]] (b. 1983), West African kora player * [[Maya Lin]] (b. 1959), American architect and sculptor, designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial * [[Maya Mishalska]] (b. 1974), Mexican actress * [[Maya Plisetskaya]] (b. 1925), Russian ballerina * [[Maya Ritter]] (b. 1993), Canadian actress * [[Maya Rudolph]] (b. 1972), American actress and ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member * [[Battle of Maya]] a battle in 1813 of the Peninsular War, between British and French forces * [[Maya Dolas]] (1966-1991) An Indian gangster who worked for notorious underworld don [[Dawood Ibrahim]] ==Geographical locations== * [[Maya, Western Australia]], a location in Western Australia * [[Maya Biosphere Reserve]], a nature reservation in northern Guatemala * [[Maya Karimata]], an island in West Borneo, Indonesia * [[Maya Mountains]], a range in Guatemala and Belize * [[Maya River]], a river in the region of Sakha, Russia * [[Mount Maya]], a mountain in Kobe, Japan and the namesake of the Navy cruiser ==Technology== * [[Japanese cruiser Maya|Japanese cruiser ''Maya'']] of the Imperial Japanese Navy * Maya, the NATO reporting name for [[Aero L-29 Delfin]], a Czech military jet trainer aircraft * [[Maya (software)]], a computer program for creating 3D graphics * [[Maya Signature Series]], six-string electric guitars created by Washburn Guitars ==Culture and art== ===Fictional characters=== * Maya, the original name given to [[Aelita (Code Lyoko)]] in the TV show ''Code Lyoko''. * [[Maya (Space: 1999)]], an alien character on the television series ''Space: 1999'' * [[Maya the Bee]], a character in a popular German children's book and television series * [[Galaxy Power Rangers#Maya|Maya of Mirinoi]], the Yellow Ranger in ''Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy'' * [[Maya Chinn]], a character from the American daytime soap opera ''Passions'' * [[Maya Do'Urden]], a sister of Drizzt Do'Urden in ''Forgotten Realms'' * [[Maya Gallo]], a character in the NBC sitcom ''Just Shoot Me'' * [[Maya (Battlestar Galactica)]], a character in ''Battlestar Galactica'' * [[Maya Fey]], a character from the Ace Attorney videogame series * [[Maya Herrera]], a character in the NBC drama series, ''Heroes'' * [[Maya Santos]], a character from Maya & Miguel * [[Maya (Killer Instinct)]], from Killer Instinct 2 and Killer Instinct: Gold. ===Art, film, literature, music, TV=== * ''Maya'', a 1999 book by [[Jostein Gaarder]] * ''Maya'', An Assamese Monthly Magazine * ''Maya'', a song by the Incredible String Band from the 1968 album ''[[Wee Tam and the Big Huge]]'' * [[Maya (album)|''Maya'' (album)]], by Banco de Gaia * [[Maya (album)|''Maya'' (album)]], by Zubeen Garg, Assam * ''[[Maya (film)]]'', a 2001 film by Digvijay Singh * ''[[Maya (1966 film)]]'', a 1966 American film starring Sajid Khan and Jay North. * [[Maya (TV series)|''Maya'' (TV series)]], a U.S. television adventure series that ran from 1967 to 1968 and was a follow-up to the 1966 film * ''[[Maya Memsaab]]'', a 1992 Bollywood movie directed by Ketan Mehta * ''[[Maya with Doll]]'', a 1938 painting by Pablo Picasso of his daughter Maya * [[Tamperer featuring Maya]], a British pop group ==Other== * Maya, the Filipino name for the Eurasian [[Tree Sparrow]] * [[Maya Gold (candy)]], organic chocolate produced by [[Green & Black's]] * Maya sticks, pieces of resin-rich wood used as a firestarter *Maya, a Bottlenose Dolphin at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD ==See also== * [[Maia]] * [[Majo]]/Maja {{disambig}} [[cs:Mája]] [[de:Maya (Begriffsklärung)]] [[es:Maya]] [[fr:Maya]] [[ko:마야]] [[it:Maya (disambigua)]] [[he:מאיה (פירושונים)]] [[nl:Maya]] [[ja:マヤ (曖昧さ回避)]] [[nds:Maya]] [[ro:Maya (dezambiguizare)]] [[ru:Майя]] [[fi:Maya]] [[sv:Maya]] [[tr:Maya]] [[uk:Майя]]