The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1466 page)

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MAGIC
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(Skt., ‘mind’). In Skt. literature, the mind, the co-ordinating organ of intelligence, thought, understanding, perception, and will. In Vedic times manas meant the individual spirit and the basis of speech (
v
c
). In the Upani
adic period manas is variously treated: sometimes it is closely associated with speech and
breath
as a triple entity, sometimes considered more as the intermediate link between the Self,
tman
, and the senses.
In the
dar
anas
, manas is seen as a special additional sense organ by which thoughts and sensations have access to the
tman. In
S
khya
philosophy, the principle (
tattva
) of manas together with intellect (buddhi) and ego (
aha
k
ra
) makes up a threefold ‘inner instrument’ (
anta
karana
).
In Buddhist psychology, manas is the rational or intellectual faculty of the mind. In the P
li canon it is said to be synonymous with
citta
and
vijñãna (2)
.

 
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