Klishtamanas, Klishta-manas, Kḷṣṭamanas, Kliṣṭamanas: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit terms Kḷṣṭamanas and Kliṣṭamanas can be transliterated into English as Klstamanas or Klishtamanas or Klistamanas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Google Books: Foundations of Indian PsychologyKḷṣṭamanas (कॢष्टमनस्) or simply Kḷṣṭa refers to “defiled mentality” which is part of an eight-fold collection of personality in Buddhist Psychology.—In defiled mentality (kḷṣṭamanas), the mentality (manas) is the subjective aspect experienced as the enjoyer (or as perceiver, knower, actor) of objects. The mentality is defiled because it is constantly conceited with the idea of ‘I am’. From the sphere of experience presented by ālaya-vijñāna, the defiled mentality arises as an experience of ‘I’.
According to Asanga’s Abhidharma-samuccaya:—“[...] The defiled mentality (kḷṣṭamanas) conceives a limited identity within the sphere of experience as ‘mine’ and provides a basis for emotional afflictions to arise trying to protect and enrich that identity. The thoughts of defiled mentality are subtle and do not become gross objects of knowing in ordinary experiences. However, it forms the subjective reference around which the six functional consciousnesses project and construct ordinary gross experiences. These projections in turn affirm the defiled sense of ‘I’”.
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Partial matches: Klishta, Manas.
Full-text: Klishta.
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