Maya is considered to be the mother of Buddha, known popularly in the
Hindu scriptures as Mahamaya, meaning Great Maya, or Mayadevi, the
Goddess Maya. While she is known as Gutrulma in Tibetan & Queen Maya
in English. Maya means Illusion of an interplay of Substance and Energy that gives a feeling that there is something "there". Thus, Mahamaya actually means The Grandest Deception. Along with Shakti & Prakriti, Maya makes the powerful combination of the three "personified" as great goddesses. Life is unimaginable without them. Still, the humans rely heavily upon Maya as she helps them to be perceptible, & thus, access the reality.
As per the Hindu tradition, the goddess is considered the maiden-aspect of Kali. So, she is the Mahakali, who symbolizes the giver of perception.
