मनो
Mano
Mind / Thought-organ / Mind-base
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Grammar 語法
neuter noun (as-stem, indeclinable as mano): from manyati (to think)
Definition 釋義
The sixth sense-base — the mind-organ or faculty that cognises mental objects (dhammā). In the cognitive process, mano is the 'door' (dvāra) through which the mind-door process (mano-dvāra-vīthicitta) operates — processing thoughts, concepts, memories, and all non-sensory experience. In the Dhammapada's opening verse: 'Mano pubbaṅgamā dhammā' — mind is the forerunner of all mental phenomena. The distinction between mano (faculty) and citta (actual consciousness event) and viññāṇa (consciousness as aggregate) is subtle: mano is the base/organ, citta is the experiencing, viññāṇa is the knowing.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Mano pubbaṅgamā dhammā, mano seṭṭhā manomayā.
Mind is the forerunner of all actions; mind is chief, mind-made are they.
Source: Dhammapada 1
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