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Definition of Manas
1. Noun. (''theosophy etc'') the mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Manas
1. mana [n] - See also: mana
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manas
Literary usage of Manas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1897)
"Now, mark well, in order to understand that which follows, that X manas may be
pictured as an upper triangle connected with the lower -x manas by a thin ..."
2. The Philosophy of the Upanishads by Paul Deussen (1908)
"manas and the Ten Indriyas The earliest passage in which, as in the later Vedanta,
the indriyas are specified as neither more nor less than ten, ..."
3. The Ocean of Theosophy by William Quan Judge (1915)
"over again cannot be avoided by the ordinary man because Lower manas is ...
These forces are generated by manas; that is, by the thinking of the life time. ..."
4. The Six Systems of Indian Philosophy by Max E Muller, Friedrich Max Müller (1919)
"After these questions have been, if not solved, at least carefully considered,
Gotama goes on to show that if the body be not Atman, neither can manas, ..."
5. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"manas WILDLIFE SANCTUARY manas Wildlife Sanctuary, with over 1000 square miles
... For many like the long-horned wild Asiatic buffalo, manas is probably ..."
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