In Advaita Vedanta, the 'projecting' power of maya: the power that throws up the apparent world in place of the concealed real, as a snake is projected onto a veiled rope. It works together with avarana, the veiling power.

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• What is Maya? The World as Appearance Essentials →

  …e oneness does not shine through and is not seen. The second power is vikshepa , "projection" or "throwing forth".

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