manas

American  

[man-uhs, muhn-] / ˈmæn əs, ˈmʌn- /

noun

Hinduism, Buddhism.

1. the rational faculty of the mind.

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Other Word Forms

• manasic adjective

Etymology

Origin of manas

< Sanskrit: mind

Example Sentences

Mok@sa means complete cessation of pleasure and pain, arising through the association of the self with the manas, the sense, and sense-objects.

From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath

With each single connection of soul with manas we have a separate affection of the soul, and thus our intellectual experience is conducted in a series, one coming after another and not simultaneously.

From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath

But without manas none of these organs is found to be effective.

From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath

He knows all things always and therefore does not require memory; all things are perceived by him directly without any intervention of any internal sense such as manas, etc.

From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath

It is atomic in size and the vehicle of memory; all affections of the soul such as knowing, feeling, and willing, are generated by the connection of manas with soul, the senses and the objects.

From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath