manas
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- manasic adjective
Etymology
Origin of manas
< Sanskrit: mind
Example Sentences
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The manas can only become active in association with the self, which is the real agent.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
Cognitions of things were generated by the activity of the manas and the other senses.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
All changes are due to changes in the body, the senses, the manas and the objects.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
For the same reason the statement that the manas is higher than the objects does not agree with Kapila's doctrine.
From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 by Thibaut, George
Consciousness can only come to it through its connection with the sense organs and manas.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
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