Manas may refer to:

Philosophy and mythology

*Manas, the Pali and Sanskrit term for "

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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� ...

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 *''

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). This ...

'', a retelling of the Ramayana *''

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 t ...

'', a Kyrgyz epic poem with 500,000 lines

Toponymy

* Manas River (Drangme Chhu) in southern Bhutan and northeastern India **

Royal Manas National Park Royal Manas National Park is Bhutan's oldest national park, and the Royal government considers it the "conservation showpiece of the Kingdom" and a "genetic depository" for valuable plants. It has an area of and covers eastern Sarpang District ...

, a national park in Bhutan **

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 * Manas (urban-type settlement), an urban-type settlement in Karabudakhkentsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federation *

Manas, Drôme Manas is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern Franc Population See also *Communes of the Drôme department The following is a list of the 363 communes of the Drôme department of France. The communes cooperate in the followi ...

, a commune in Drôme département in France * Manas-Bastanous, a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France *

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 **

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 ***

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 * 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, terminating in Lake Manas (); its leng ...

, a river in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of China **

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 **

Manas Lake The Manas Lake () is a salt lake in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. It is located in the western part of the Dzungarian Basin, within the Gurbantünggüt Desert. Administratively, the lake is in Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County; the close ...

, a lake in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of China *

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)

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 * Fernando Llorente Mañas (born 1990), Spanish footballer *

José Ángel Mañas José Ángel Mañas (Madrid, 22 October 1971) is a Spanish writer. Mañas is often included as a member of the generation of neorealist Spanish writers from the 1990s, along with Juan Gracia, Gabriela Bustelo, Ray Loriga and Lucía Etxebarria. Hi ...

(born 1971), Spanish writer *

Pilar Mañas Brugat María del Pilar Mañas Brugat (born 24 July 1975) is a Spanish military officer. In 2017 she became the first woman to take command of a Spanish Air Force unit. She was named an Exemplary Woman ( es, Mujer Referente, links=no) by the in 2018. I ...

(born 1975), Spanish military officer

Armenian surname

Manas Family The Manas Family were an Ottoman-Armenian family that provided Imperial Portraitists to the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire in the later half of the 19th century. Some were also chief secretaries to the Ottoman Embassy in Paris and others were music ...

, an Ottoman-Armenian family *

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

Manas Kumar Mandal Manas K Mandal is a cognitive neuropsychologist serving as the distinguished visiting professor at Indian Institute of Technology – Kharagpur. Research areas Mandal specializes in the areas of neuropsychology and cognitive sciences. His ...

, is a scientist and psychologist of Delhi, India *

Manas Mukherjee ''Manas Mukherjee'' (also known as ''Manas Mukharji''; 9 September 1943 — 16 October 1986) was an Indian composer who composed several albums in Hindi. He was the son of Jahar Mukherjee, a Thumri singer, composer, lyricist and a film producer ...

, Bengali music director *

Manas Das Manas Das is an Indian footballer who is currently playing for Southern Samity in the I-League 2nd Division as a defender. Career Southern Samity After spending two years at Chirag United S.C. as a youth Das signed a senior contract with ...

, Indian footballer

Other uses

* 3349 Manas, a main-belt asteroid *

Manas University ) , type = Public Research university , president = Alpaslan CEYLAN Asilbek Kulmirzayev , city = Bishkek , country = Kyrgyzstan , students = 5500 (all campuses) , undergrad = 5000 , postgrad ...

, Kyrgyzstan *

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 * Manas Air, a defunct airline in Kyrgyzstan * MAN Türkiye A.Ş., stylized MANAŞ, MAN AG's truck and bus factory in Turkey *''

MANAS Journal ''MANAS'' was an eight-page philosophical fortnightly written, edited, and published by Henry Geiger from 1948 until December 1988. Each issue typically contained several short essays that reflected on the human condition, examining in particular e ...

'', 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 prop ...

(Lego toy)