Manas

Manas

Manas (Skt., ‘mind’). In Skt. literature, the mind, the co-ordinating organ of intelligence, thought, understanding, perception, and will. In Vedic times manas meant the individual spirit and the basis of speech (vāc). In the Upaniṣadic period manas is variously treated: sometimes it is closely associated with speech and breath as a triple entity, sometimes considered more as the intermediate link between the Self, ātman, and the senses.

In the darśanas, manas is seen as a special additional sense organ by which thoughts and sensations have access to the ātman. In Sāṃkhya philosophy, the principle (tattva) of manas together with intellect (buddhi) and ego (ahaṃkāra) makes up a threefold ‘inner instrument’ (antaḥkarana).

In Buddhist psychology, manas is the rational or intellectual faculty of the mind. In the Pāli canon it is said to be synonymous with citta and vijñãna (2).

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manas (Skt.). The intellect or thinking mind. In early Buddhism and present-day Theravāda, manas is regarded as virtually synonymous with citta (psyche) and vijñāna (consciousness), although it was included among the twelve āyatanas (sense-spheres) and eighteen dhātus (realms). In later schools of Buddhism, however, it is distinguished from those two. It came to be understood as that aspect of the mind which synthesizes perceptual forms derived from the six modes of perceptual awareness (sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch, and mental awareness) into conceptual images. In Yogācāra Buddhism, it is counted as the seventh of the eight consciousnesses (vijñāna). It perceives the ālaya-vijñāna (store consciousness) which underlies it, but mistakenly apprehends this as a personal self (ātman) and hence is the location of that false belief.

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Manas

Manas , town and oasis, central Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, on the Manas River, in the Dzungarian basin. It is the center of a large mechanized-farm area. Wheat, millet, sugar beets, melons, and cotton are grown. Since 1952 an extensive irrigation project, directed by the Chinese army, has reclaimed much acreage for cultivation. Oil deposits are in the area. The name sometimes appears as Ma-na-ssu.

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Mànas

Mànas ♂ (Scottish) Gaelic equivalent of Magnus.

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