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əs, ˈmʌn- noun Hinduism, Buddhism.
the rational faculty of the mind.
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| 1. | (in Polynesia, Melanesia, etc) a concept of a life force, believed to be seated in the head, and associated with high social status and ritual power |
| 2. | any power achieved by ritual means; prestige; authority |
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mana
1843, from Maori, "power, authority, supernatural power."
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manas
(Sanskrit: "thought"), in Indian philosophy, the human "mind," that faculty which coordinates sensory impressions before they are presented to the consciousness. Thus, when a person sees, hears, and smells an object-three different and not necessarily related impressions-the manas makes certain that he is conscious that it is the same object.
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