"Skt.， lit. 'deception， illusion， appearance.' （1） Name of the mother of the future Sakyamuni Buddha; （2） the continually changing， impermanent phenomenal world of appearances and forms， of illusion or deception， which an unenlightened mind takes as the only reality. The concept of maya is used in opposition to that of the immutable， essential absolute， which is symbolized by the Dharmakaya."