Manovijnanadhatu, Manovijñānadhātu, Manovijnana-dhatu: 2 definitions
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Manovijnanadhatu means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Manovijñānadhātu (मनोविज्ञानधातु) refers to the “realm of mind-consciousness”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Having entered into the way of the realm of the dharma, he knows the fact that [...] there is no duality of the realm of eye-consciousness and the realm of the dharma; why?—because eye-consciousness has the nature of the realm of the dharma; there is no duality of the realm in the interval of mind and the realm of the dharma; why?—because the realm of mind has the nature of the realm of the dharma; there is no duality of the realm of mind-consciousness (manovijñānadhātu) and the realm of the dharma; why?—because the realm of mind-consciousness has the nature of the realm of the dharma; [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Manovijñānadhātu (मनोविज्ञानधातु) or simply manovijñāna refers to the “mind-consciousness element” and represents one of the eighteen elements (dhātu) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 25). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., manovijñāna-dhātu). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Manovijnana, Dhatu.
Full-text: Manovijnana.
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The Buddhist Philosophy of Universal Flux (by Satkari Mookerjee)
Chapter XIX - Mano-vijñāna or Mental Perception < [Part II - Logic and Epistemology]
Chapter XVI - Nirvāṇa < [Part I - Metaphysics]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
A Brief Review and Influence of Buddhism on Ayurveda < [Vol. 4 No. 03 (2019)]
Candrakirti's Pancaskandhaprakarana. I. Tibetan text < [Volume 40 (1979)]