Mind: 7 definitions
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Mind means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch(That which is) Mind is denoted by the Sanskrit term Manas (as opposed to Amanas—‘mindless’), according to the Bṛhadāraṇyikopaniṣat 3.8.6.—Accordingly, while describing the absolute nature of Brahma: “Gārgi said, ‘Yājñavalkya, that which is above the sky, below the earth, between the two and called [past, present and future], is stitched and cross-stitched in what?’ Yājñavalkya said, ‘Gārgi, the Brahmins call that very [thing] the imperishable one. [e.g., It is mindless (amanas) [...]’”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems1) The Mind refers to one of the “Three Doors” (i.e., body, speech, and mind) which are known in Tibetan as sgo gsum.
2) The Mind refers to one of the “Eleven Sense Faculties” (in Sāṃkhya thought) (in Tibetan: dbang po bcu gcig).—Sāṃkhyas assert definitively that all objects of knowledge are enumerated into twenty-five: (1) the principal, (2) the great, (3) the I-principle, (4–8) the five sense objects, (9–13) the five elements, (14–24) the eleven sense faculties [e.g., the mind], and (25) the person, which is self, consciousness, and the knower. Of those, the person is asserted as conscious, while the remaining twenty-four — as aggregate composites — are insentient matter.
3) The Mind is associated with one of the “Eight Consciousnesses” (in the Yogācāra tradition of Mahāyāna Buddhism). The full list is the consciousness related to eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind, the afflicted mind, and the mind-basis-of-all.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMind (मिन्द्).—1, 1 U. (mindati, mindayati-te). See मिद् (mid) II.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMind (मिन्द्).—see mid.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMind (मिन्द्):—or mid [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] or [class] 4. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha xviii, 3 and xxvi, 133]) medate or medyati (of the former only 3. sg. [imperative] medatām, [Ṛg-veda x, 93, 11]; [perfect tense] mimeda, mimide; [Aorist] amidat, amediṣṭa; [future] meditā, mediṣyati, te; [indeclinable participle] miditvā or meditvā [grammar]; [Passive voice], midyate [impersonal or used impersonally] [Pāṇini 7-3, 82 [Scholiast or Commentator]]),
—to grow fat, [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa];—[class] 10. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha xxxii, 8]) mindayati or medayati (cf. [Mahābhārata viii, 1992 and] mitra);—the latter also as [Causal] ‘to make fat’ [Ṛg-veda vi, 28, 6.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with (+26): Activity of the mind, Mimdadu, Mimdagara, Mimdagarike, Mimdagati, Mimdapraya, Mimdatana, Mimdati, Mimdatike, Mimde, Mimdel, Mimdelu, Mimdhaya, Mimdhiya, Mimdige, Mimditana, Mimdu, Mimduvade, Mimtu, Mind And Corporeality.
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Search found 667 books and stories containing Mind, The mind, Minds; (plurals include: Minds, The minds, Mindses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. The knowledge of knowing another’s mind (paracittajñāna) < [Part 2 - Distinguishing the movements of mind of all beings]
II. The movements of mind are cognized by an infallible liberation < [Part 2 - Distinguishing the movements of mind of all beings]
III.a Causality according to the Abhidharma < [Part 1 - Understanding the Conditions (pratyaya)]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 1.23 - Two kinds of telepathy (manaḥparyayajñāna) < [Chapter 1 - Right Faith and Knowledge]
Verse 2.21 - The province of the mind (mana) < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]
Verse 2.11 - Two kinds of transmigrating souls < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XCIX - History of the heart continued < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Chapter XIV - On the ascertainment of an argument < [Book II - Mumukshu khanda (mumukshu-vyavahara khanda)]
Chapter CXXI - Proof of the futility of mind < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 10 - The Buddha’s Sojourn at Nāḷanda and the mango grove of Pāvārika < [Chapter 40 - The Buddha Declared the Seven Factors of Non-Decline for Rulers]
Part 1 - Reflections on the profundity of the Dhamma < [Chapter 9 - The Buddha Reflecting Deeply on the Profundity of the Dhamma]
Part 13 - The Six Asādhāraṇa Ñāṇa < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
Sūtra 4.4 < [Book 4 - Absolute Independence (Kaivalya)]
Sūtra 4.5 < [Book 4 - Absolute Independence (Kaivalya)]
Sūtra 4.15 < [Book 4 - Absolute Independence (Kaivalya)]
Shurangama Sutra (with commentary) (English) (by Hsuan Hua)
Conclusion: an analogy for the seeming loss < [Chapter 2 - The Reason for Perfect Penetration]
Ananda repeats the former teaching and makes a request < [Chapter 8 - The Arising and Cessation of the Five Skandhas]
Explaining that Great Samadhi causes demons to manifest < [Chapter 1 - The Origin of Demonic States]
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