Instrument or power of God used as the fundamental 'substance' of creation. By nature, it is composed of the three gunas, is both jad and chaitanya, eternal, nirvishesh, and in its dormant state - before the time of creation - houses all jivas and ishwars, and all elements {Gadhada I-12.6}. It is inspired by, controlled by, and dependent on God Himself {Gadhada II-21.13}. The jivas and ishwars must transcend mãyã, i.e., eradicate it within themselves, in order to attain Akshardhãm. Third of the five eternal entities. See also other four eternal entities: jiva, ishwar, Akshar and Purushottam. See also: Prakruti.

Vedanta term generally translated by "illusion", illusory nature or Power of Illusion; this term is used to designate the force, the power, created by the world of appearances, who deeply modifies the Pure, Unaffected Reality, and leads people to see and feel things as they are not. Mâyâ is simultaneously cause and effect of ignorance, lack of true knowledge (avidya). Therefore, Mâyâ is Power of Creation ( Shakti). The Power of Mâyâ creates the forms of the manifested world but, by themselves, these forms don't have any substantial reality, thus being illusory. However, it would be more accurate to consider that they only exist in a relative reality. Therefore, from the point of view of the Absolute, there is only One Reality, unknowable, which is named as Brahman. This Reality is beyond any Manifestation, it has no qualification and stay permanently under all things which seem to be the Real but are not... All Manifested things are conditioned; all the phenomenons depend from each other, they are interdependant, and their so-called reality is only apparent

(“she who measures”) — the deluding or illusive power of the world; illusion by which the world is seen as separate from the ultimate singular Reality (âtman)

A term used to indicate that a standard is optional.

From rfc2119: 'This word, or the adjective " OPTIONAL", mean that an item is truly optional. One vendor may choose to include the item because a particular marketplace requires it or because the vendor feels that it enhances the product while another vendor may omit the same item. An implementation which does not include a particular option MUST be prepared to interoperate with another implementation which does include the option, though perhaps with reduced functionality. In the same vein an implementation which does include a particular option MUST be prepared to interoperate with another implementation which does not include the option (except, of course, for the feature the option provides.)'

An option. You or your mover may do something, but it is not a requirement.

Liberty; permission; allowance.

Permissive, not mandatory.

Denotes an allowable option or permissible practice. Can also indicate a best-management practice. Written justification for a decision not to implement a "may" statement is not required.

The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

the month following April and preceding June

To dream of the month of May, denotes prosperous times, and pleasure for the young. To dream that nature appears freakish, denotes sudden sorrow and disappointment clouding pleasure.

May is a horror film released in 2002. It stars Angela Bettis, Anna Faris, and Jeremy Sisto, and was written and directed by Lucky Mc Kee.

The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.

thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America

Guilty Gear fighting game series. She is a young, cute, and spunky member of the Jellyfish Pirates, and is utterly dedicated to Johnny, the leader of the pirates and the man who raised her after she was orphaned. She entered the first tournament in order to bail Johnny out of prison, and fights in later tournaments for his benefit.

May, known as in Japan, is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise, a collection of Video games, anime, manga, books, toys and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri.

Modesty, courtesy, or concession, or a desire to soften a question or remark.

Desire or wish, as in prayer, imprecation, benediction, and the like.

From Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 ( 2000-10-06) Conforming documents and XML processors are permitted to but need not behave as described.

From XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes ( 2001-05-02) Conforming documents and processors are permitted to but need not behave as described.

A recommendation of this document.

The merrymaking of May Day.

"Fan bearer on the King's [ Akhenaten's] Right Hand" Links: Royalty.

The early part or springtime of life.

Sex; sometimes implies rape.

An auxiliary verb qualifying the meaning of another verb,

Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener expressed by can.

Contingency or liability; possibility or probability.

A maiden.