Manas may refer to:
Philosophy and mythology
*Manas, the Pali and Sanskrit term for "
mind"; see
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Manas (early Buddhism)
''Manas'' (Pali: मनस्) is one of three overlapping terms used in the nikayas to refer to the mind, the others being ''citta'' and '' viññāṇa''.
Comparison with ''citta'' and ''viññāṇa''
''Manas'', ''citta'', and ''viññā ...
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Manas-vijnana
Manas-vijnana (Skt. "'मानस-विज्ञान"'; mānas-vijñāna; "mind-knowledge", compare '' man-tra'', jñāna) is the seventh of the eight consciousnesses as taught in Yogacara and Zen Buddhism, the higher consciousness or intu ...
, one of the eight consciousnesses taught in Yogacara Buddhism
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Ramcharitmanas
''Ramcharitmanas'' ( deva, श्रीरामचरितमानस, Rāmacaritamānasa), is an epic poem in the Awadhi language, based on the ''Ramayana'', and composed by the 16th-century Indian bhakti poet Tulsidas (c. 1532–1623). Thi ...
'', a retelling of the Ramayana
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Epic of Manas
The Epic of Manas ( ky, Манас дастаны, Manas dastanı, ماناس دستانی), is a traditional epic poem dating to the 18th century but claimed by Kyrgyz tradition to be much older. Manas is said to be based on Bars Bek who was ...
'', a Kyrgyz epic poem with 500,000 lines
Toponymy
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Manas River (Drangme Chhu) in southern Bhutan and northeastern India
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Royal Manas National Park, a national park in Bhutan
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Manas National Park
Manas may refer to:
Philosophy and mythology
*Manas, the Pali and Sanskrit term for "mind"; see
**Manas (early Buddhism)
** Manas-vijnana, one of the eight consciousnesses taught in Yogacara Buddhism
*''Ramcharitmanas'', a retelling of the Ramaya ...
, a national park in the state of Assam, India
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Manas (urban-type settlement), an urban-type settlement in Karabudakhkentsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federation
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Manas, Drôme, a commune in Drôme département in France
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Manas-Bastanous, a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France
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Manas District
Manas ( ky, Манас району) is a district of Talas Region in north-western Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its resident population was 37,505 in 2021. The administrative seat lies at Pokrovka.
The district is named after the mythical Kyrg ...
, a district of Talas Province, Kyrgyzstan
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Manas International Airport
Manas International Airport ( ky, Манас эл аралык аэропорту, Manas El Aralyk Aeroportu ; russian: Международный аэропорт «Манас») is the main international airport in Kyrgyzstan, located north- ...
, an international airport near Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan
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Transit Center at Manas
Transit Center at Manas (formerly Manas Air Base and unofficially Ganci Air Base) is a former U.S. military installation at Manas International Airport, near Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. It was primarily operated by the U.S. Air ...
, a United States Air Force base at the airport above
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Manas District, Peru, in the Peruvian province of Cajatambo
*Manas or
Manasi River
The Manasi River (, ug, ماناس دەرياسى also called Manas) is in the south of Dzungarian Basin, Xinjiang, China.
Historically, the Manas River crossed a large section of the Gurbantünggüt Desert
The Gurbantünggüt Desert ( kk, Құ ...
, a river in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of China
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Manas County
Manas County is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region under the administration of the Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture. It covers an area of and census it had a population of 170,000.
The county seat is the old town of Manas (), lo ...
, in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China
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Manas Lake, a lake in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of China
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Manasarovar
Lake Manasarovar (Sanskrit: मानसरोवर), also called Mapam Yutso (;) locally, is a high altitude freshwater lake fed by the Kailash Glaciers near Mount Kailash in Burang County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The ...
(Lake Manas), a lake in Tibet
Personal names
Mañas (Spanish surname)
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Achero Mañas
Achero Mañas (born Achero Mañas Amyach, 5 September 1966) is a Spanish film director and former actor. He made three successful short films before winning recognition and several awards for his feature film debut '' El Bola''.
Biography
Ma ...
(born 1966), Spanish film director
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Fernando Llorente Mañas (born 1990), Spanish footballer
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José Ángel Mañas (born 1971), Spanish writer
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Pilar Mañas Brugat (born 1975), Spanish military officer
Armenian surname
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Manas Family, an Ottoman-Armenian family
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Edgar Manas
Edgar Manas Effendi ( hy, Էտկար Մանաս; April 12,
1875 in Istanbul – March 9, 1964 in Istanbul) was a Turkish composer, conductor and musicologist of Armenian descent. He is one of the three co-authors of the Turkish National Anthem, as ...
(1875–1964), Turkish-Armenian composer, conductor and musicologist
Indian given name
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Manas Kumar Mandal, is a scientist and psychologist of Delhi, India
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Manas Mukherjee, Bengali music director
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Manas Das, Indian footballer
Other uses
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3349 Manas, a main-belt asteroid
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Manas University, Kyrgyzstan
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Manas International Public School, Jehanabad
Manas International Public School is an International School located in Jehanabad India. It is privately run by Dr Arun Kumar Sinha. The school has two campuses: one in the Court Area of Jehanabad and the other in Dakshini. The school is affil ...
, Bihar, India
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Manas Air, a defunct airline in Kyrgyzstan
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MAN Türkiye A.Ş., stylized MANAŞ, MAN AG's truck and bus factory in Turkey
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MANAS Journal'', a weekly philosophical journal published in 1948–1988
* Manas, a crablike
Bionicle
Bionicle was a line of Lego construction toys, marketed primarily towards 8-to-16-year-olds. The line originally launched in 2001 as a subsidiary of Lego's Technic series. Over the following decade, it became one of Lego's biggest-selling pro ...
(Lego toy)
See also
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Mana (disambiguation)
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Manasa
Manasa () is a Hindu goddess of snakes. She is worshipped mainly in Bihar, Bengal, Jharkhand, Lower Assam and other parts of northeastern India and in Uttarakhand, chiefly for the prevention and cure of snakebite, and also for fertility and p ...
, a Hindu goddess
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