> In ancient India Buddhist and Hindu sages pointed out that all humans lived trapped inside Maya—the world of illusions. What we normally take to be reality is

> In ancient India Buddhist and Hindu sages pointed out that all humans lived trapped inside Maya—the world of illusions. What we normally take to be reality is often just fictions in our own minds. People may wage entire wars, killing others and willing to be killed themselves, because of their belief in this or that illusion. A point of note: Hinduism (specifically Sanatana Dharma) does not only talk about Maya (which for some reason the Western scholars who study Hinduism are fascinated with). This is just one branch of Vedanta (specifically Advaita Vedanta/Monism). However, two other branches do not agree with the concept of the Creation being an Illusion/Maya (Vishishtadvaita/Qualified Monism as well as Dvaita/Tattvavada/Dualism). So can't really generalize and say that "Hindu sages pointed out that all humans lived trapped inside Maya-the world of illusions". An equal number (if not more) opposed the idea.