Māyā
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Māyā is the mother of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) in Buddhist tradition, revered as Queen Māyādevī.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen Maya | 2 |
| Mahāmāyā | 1 |
| Maya Mata | 1 |
| Māyā canonical | 1 |
| Māyā of Kapilavastu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11674070 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Māyā Context triple: [Māyādevī, nameVariant, Māyā]
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A.
Goddess Maya
Goddess Maya is a revered Hindu mother goddess associated with the city of Haridwar and venerated as its presiding deity.
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B.
Mandodari
Mandodari is a revered queen in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as the wise and virtuous wife of the demon king Ravana.
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C.
Kamakshi
Kamakshi is a revered form of the Hindu goddess Parvati, worshipped especially in Kanchipuram as a central deity of Shakta tradition.
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D.
Manasa
Manasa is a Hindu serpent goddess primarily worshipped in eastern India as a protector against snakebites and a granter of fertility and prosperity.
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E.
Mata Kausalya
Mata Kausalya is revered in Hindu tradition as the mother of Lord Rama and the chief queen of King Dasharatha in the epic Ramayana.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Māyā Target entity description: Māyā is the mother of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) in Buddhist tradition, revered as Queen Māyādevī.
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A.
Goddess Maya
Goddess Maya is a revered Hindu mother goddess associated with the city of Haridwar and venerated as its presiding deity.
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B.
Mandodari
Mandodari is a revered queen in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as the wise and virtuous wife of the demon king Ravana.
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C.
Kamakshi
Kamakshi is a revered form of the Hindu goddess Parvati, worshipped especially in Kanchipuram as a central deity of Shakta tradition.
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D.
Manasa
Manasa is a Hindu serpent goddess primarily worshipped in eastern India as a protector against snakebites and a granter of fertility and prosperity.
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E.
Mata Kausalya
Mata Kausalya is revered in Hindu tradition as the mother of Lord Rama and the chief queen of King Dasharatha in the epic Ramayana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist religious figure
ⓘ
historical religious figure ⓘ mother of a founder of a religion ⓘ queen ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Buddhist biographies of the Buddha
ⓘ
Jātaka-related literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Śuddhodana’s court at Kapilavastu
ⓘ
linked to:
Kapilavastu
|
| associatedWithClan |
Śākya clan
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakya clan
|
| associatedWithEvent | Buddha’s birth at Lumbinī ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Devadaha
ⓘ
linked to:
Devdaha
Kapilavastu ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Devadaha (according to some traditions)
ⓘ
linked to:
Devdaha
|
| child |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
|
| commemoratedAt |
Lumbinī, Nepal
ⓘ
Māyādevī Temple, Lumbinī ⓘ |
| culturalRole | symbol of purity and auspicious motherhood in Buddhist tradition ⓘ |
| deathCause | died shortly after giving birth to Siddhartha Gautama (according to tradition) ⓘ |
| deathRelativeTime | about seven days after the Buddha’s birth (according to many traditions) ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Śākya ⓘ |
| familyRole | aunt and foster-mother role later taken by Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī ⓘ |
| honorific | devī (goddess/queen) in Māyādevī ⓘ |
| iconography | often depicted grasping a tree branch during the Buddha’s birth ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dream of a white elephant before the Buddha’s conception
ⓘ
giving birth to Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | illusion (in Sanskrit, though not her doctrinal role) ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
|
| nameVariant |
Mahāmāyā
ⓘ
linked to:
Goddess Maya
Māyā of Kapilavastu ⓘ
linked to:
Māyā
Māyādevī ⓘ Queen Māyādevī ⓘ
linked to:
Māyādevī
|
| position | chief consort of King Śuddhodana ⓘ |
| relative | Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | mother of the Buddha ⓘ |
| sister | Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī ⓘ |
| spouse | Śuddhodana ⓘ |
| title | queen consort of Kapilavastu ⓘ |
| traditionType | primarily known from religious and legendary sources ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Mahāyāna Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
Theravāda Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
Vajrayāna Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Vajrayana
|
| venerationType | respected as the Buddha’s mother rather than as a deity in most traditions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Māyā Description of subject: Māyā is the mother of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) in Buddhist tradition, revered as Queen Māyādevī.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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