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Mananusaya, Գśⲹ, Mānānusaya, Mana-anusaya, Mananushaya, Mana-anushaya: 4 definitions

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Mananusaya means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Գśⲹ can be transliterated into English as Mananusaya or Mananushaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mananusaya in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Գśⲹ (मानानुशय) refers to the “tendency of defilement of pride� and represents one of the seven Anuśaya (tendencies of defilement), according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 3).—Accordingly, “There are seven tendencies of defilement (Գśⲹ): (1) Գśⲹ of attachment to pleasure (峾岵), (2) Գśⲹ of hostility (pratigha), (3) Գśⲹ of attachment to existence (屹岵), (4) Գśⲹ of pride (Բ), (5) Գśⲹ of ignorance (), (6) Գśⲹ of wrong view (ṛṣṭi), (7) Գśⲹ of doubt (쾱ٲ or vimati). These are the seven Գśⲹs. [...]�

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mananusaya in Pali glossary
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Mānānusaya refers to: the predisposition or bad tendency of pride M. I, 486; D. III, 254, 282; Sn. 342. Cp. ṅk.

Note: Գܲⲹ is a Pali compound consisting of the words Բ and anusaya.

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

Գܲⲹ�

(Burmese text): အစဉ်မပြတ� ကိန်းဝပ်တည်နေတတ်သေ� မာနအငုပ်ဓာတ်၊ မာနာနုသယ။

(Auto-Translation): The continuous and persistent nature of pride and arrogance, vanity and delusion.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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