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Manovijnana, Manas-vijnana, ѲԴDZñԲ: 7 definitions

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Manovijnana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Manovigyan.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

ѲԴDZñԲ (मनोविज्ञान) refers to “mental consciousness� according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XXXI. Accordingly, the mental consciousness (ԴDZñԲ) is an inner mind, and the [first] five consciousnesses (貹ññԲ) are outer minds. The dharmas that are the object (Բ) of the mental consciousness (ԴDZñԲ) are inner dharmas, for it has been said by the Buddha: “The mental consciousness arises in dependence on the object�. Here, except for feeling (), the other mental dharmas are inner dharmas, whereas the other formations dissociated from the mind and the unconditioned dharmas are outer dharmas.

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

ѲԴDZñԲ (मनोविज्ञान) refers to the �(realm of) mind-consciousness�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Having entered into the way of the realm of the dharma, he knows the fact that [...] there is no duality of the realm of eye-consciousness and the realm of the dharma; why?—because eye-consciousness has the nature of the realm of the dharma; there is no duality of the realm in the interval of mind and the realm of the dharma; why?—because the realm of mind has the nature of the realm of the dharma; there is no duality of the realm of mind-consciousness (ԴDZñԲ-ٳ) and the realm of the dharma; why?—because the realm of mind-consciousness has the nature of the realm of the dharma; [...]�.

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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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General definition (in Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manovijnana in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

ѲԴDZñԲ (मनोविज्ञान, “mind-consciousness�) or ԴDZñԲٳ refers to one of the “eighteen elements� (ٳ) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 25). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., Բ-ñԲ). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manovijnana in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ѲԴDZñԲ (मनोविज्ञान) or Mati-ñԲ.—q.v.: in ṅk屹-ūٰ 10.14 read sūkṣma-mativijñāna-(text °mam abhivi°)-parāvṛttikuśalā- nā�, with Suzuki s.v. sūkṣma, Studies, Glossary, and [Page417-a+ 71] Index; but Suzuki translates wrongly; render, able to produce revulsion in their subtle mati-(= mano-)-ñԲ.

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ѲԴDZñԲ (मनोविज्ञान).�(-ٳ), perception by the thought- organ, the sixth of the vijñāna(-ٳ), the other five being cakṣur-, śrotra-, ghrāṇa-, jihvā-, and kāya-; its object is dharma(-ٳ): Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 2058 (in this sense = Pali [Page419-a+ 71] mano-viññāna); in ṅk屹-ūٰ peculiarly used (see Suzuki, Studies 177 f.), bracketed or [compound] often with citta and manas: citta-mano-ԴDZñԲ-svabhāva-viveka-ratasya ṅk屹-ūٰ 9.17; cittamano-ԴDZñԲ-vigatena tvayā 10.6, etc. etc.; ālaya� ca katha� kasmāt, ԴDZñԲm eva ca 24.18; Suzuki regularly keeps the word in his Transl. Once also mati-ñԲ, q.v.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manovijnana in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ѲԴDZñԲ (मनोविज्ञान) [Also spelled manovigyan]:�(nm) psychology; ~[ñԲ岹] psychologism.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manovijnana in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Manōvijñāna (ಮನೋವಿಜ್ಞಾನ):—[noun] the science of the mind or of mental states and processes, and of human and animal behaviour; psychology.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manovijnana in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ѲԴDZñԲ (मनोविज्ञान):—n. psychology;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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