Manas (early Buddhism)
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Comparison with citta and viññāṇa
Manas, citta, and viññāṇa are each sometimes used in the generic and non-technical sense of "mind" in general, and the three are sometimes used in sequence to refer to one's
Relationship with thinking and volition
Manas often indicates the general
Undeliberate thought is often an expression of latent tendencies (anusaya), which are conditioned by the volitional nexus of the past.[6]
The term is not used in the description of the cognitive process in the early texts, aside from the preliminary role of manodhātu. The discursive activities of the cognitive process are rather the function of
Notes
- ^ Sue Hamilton, Identity and Experience. LUZAC Oriental, 1996, pages 105-106.
- ISBN 0-86171-331-1., pp. 769-70, n. 154.
- ^ Sue Hamilton, Identity and Experience. LUZAC Oriental, 1996, page 107.
- ^ Sue Hamilton, Identity and Experience. LUZAC Oriental, 1996, page 109.
- ^ Sue Hamilton, Identity and Experience. LUZAC Oriental, 1996, page 108.
- ^ Sue Hamilton, Identity and Experience. LUZAC Oriental, 1996, page 109.
- ^ Sue Hamilton, Identity and Experience. LUZAC Oriental, 1996, pages 109-110.