Maya

1. In Jainism; greed - one of the 18 traditional undesirables.

2. The mother of the historical Buddha.

3. The word for "illusion" in Sanskrit and a concept in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. In Hinduism, Maya is to be seen through, like an epiphany, in order to achieve moksha (liberation of the soul from the cycle of samsara).