# Maya

Maya may refer to:

## Ethnic groups

* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (East Africa), a population native to the old Wej province in Ethiopia
* Sibuyanon, a Visayan population sometimes called "May-a" native to Sibuyan Island in the Philippines

## Places

* Maya (river), a river in Yakutia, Russia
* Maya (Uda), a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
* Maya, Uganda, a town
* Maya, Western Australia, a town
* Maya Karimata, an island in West Borneo, Indonesia
* Maya Mountains, a mountain range in Guatemala and Belize
** Maya Biosphere Reserve, a nature reservation in Guatemala
* Mount Maya, a mountain in Kobe, Japan
** Maya Station, a railway station in Kobe, Japan
* La Maya (mountain), an alp in Switzerland
* Al Maya or Maya, a town in Libya

## Religion and mythology

* Maya (religion), in Dharmic religions, relates to the illusion of reality
* Maya (mother of the Buddha) (died 563 BC), mother of the historical Buddha
* Mayasura or Maya, a Hindu demon
* Maya religion, the religious practices of the Maya peoples of parts of Mexico and Central America
** Maya mythology, the myths and legends of the Maya civilization

## Military

* Japanese gunboat Maya, a Maya-class gunboat launched in 1886
* Japanese cruiser Maya, a Takao-class cruiser launched in 1930
* JS Maya, a Maya-class destroyer launched in 2018
* Japanese ship class Maya, a list of ships
* Aero L-29 Delfín, NATO reporting name Maya, a Czech military jet trainer aircraft
* Battle of Maya, an 1813 battle of the Peninsular War, between British and French forces

## Film and television

* Maya (1949 film), a French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard
* Maya (1961 film), an Indian Hindi film starring Dev Anand, Mala Sinha and Lalita Pawar
* Maya (1966 film), an American film starring Sajid Khan, Jay North, and Clint Walker
* Maya (1999 film), an Indian trilingual film by Rama Narayanan
* Maya (2001 film), an Indian Hindi film by Digvijay Singh
* Maya (2015 Pakistani film), a horror film
* Maya (2015 Tamil film), 2015 Indian Tamil-language horror film starring Nayanthara
* Maya (2018 film), a French film
* Maya (American TV series), an American television series and reboot of the 1966 film
* Maya (2012 TV series), a 2012 Indian medical soap opera television series
* Maya (2018 TV series), 2018 Indian Tamil television series
* Maya the Honey Bee, a Japanese anime television series
* Maya the Bee (TV series), a French-German animated comedy television series
* Maya the Bee (film), a German-Australian animated comedy adventure film
* Maya the Bee: The Honey Games, an Australian–German animated comedy adventure film
* Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb, a German animated comedy adventure film
* Maya & Miguel, 2004 animated TV series
* Maya 3D, a 2016 Sri Lankan horror film
* "Maya" (Echo), an episode of Echo
* Maya TV, a television channel in Honduras

## Literature

* Maya (Surendran novel), a novel by K. Surendran
* Maya (Campbell novel), a 2010 novel by Alastair Campbell
* Maya, a 1999 book by Jostein Gaarder
* Maya the Bee, a 1912 children's book by Waldemar Bonsels

## Music

* Maya (Banco de Gaia album) (1994)
* Maya (Zubeen Garg album) (1994)
* Maya (Bipul Chettri album) (2016) or its title song
* Maya (Moheener Ghoraguli album) (1997)
* Maya (M.I.A. album) (2010)
* Maya (John Frusciante album) (2020)
* "Maya", a 1968 song by the Incredible String Band from Wee Tam and the Big Huge

## Other uses

* Maya language (disambiguation)
* Maya (bird), a folk taxon for several bird species in the Philippines
* Maya (given name), a name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name)
* Maya (mobile payments), a financial services and digital payments company based in the Philippines
* Autodesk Maya, a computer program for creating 3D graphics
* C.D. Maya, a football club in El Salvador
* Mayapada Group, an Indonesian-based conglomerate
* Washburn Maya Signature Series, a series of six-string electric guitars created by Washburn Guitars
* Most Advanced Yet Acceptable, a product design principle associated with Form follows function