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Manasikara (Sanskrit and Pali, also manasikāra; Tibetan Wylie: yid la byed pa or yid byed) is a Buddhist term that is translated as "attention" or "ego-centric demanding". It is defined as the process of the mind fixating upon an object. Manasikara is identified within the Buddhist Abhidharma teachings as follows:
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[[Manasikara]] ([[Sanskrit]] and [[Pali]], also [[Manasikāra]]; [[Tibetan]] [[Wylie]]: [[yid la byed pa]] or [[yid byed]]) is a [[Buddhist]] term that is translated as "[[attention]]" or "[[ego]]-centric demanding". It is defined as the process of the [[mind]] fixating upon an [[object]]. [[Manasikara]] is identified within the [[Buddhist]] [[Abhidharma]] teachings as follows:
* One of the [[Mental factors#Seven_universal_mental_factors|''seven universal mental factors'']] in the Theravada Abhidharma.
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* One of the [[Mental factors#Seven_universal_mental_factors|''seven universal mental factors'']] in the [[Theravada]] [[Abhidharma]].
* One of the [[Mental factors#Five_universal_mental_factors|''five universal mental factors'']] in the Mahayana Abhidharma
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* One of the [[Mental factors#Five_universal_mental_factors|''five universal mental factors'']] in the [[Mahayana]] [[Abhidharma]]
  
 
==Definitions==
 
==Definitions==
===Theravada===
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===[[Theravada]]===
The [[Atthasālinī]] (I, Part IV, Chapter 1, 133) and the [[Visuddhimagga]] (XIV, 152) define manasikāra as follows:
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The [[Atthasālinī]] (I, Part IV, [[Chapter]] 1, 133) and the [[Visuddhimagga]] (XIV, 152) define [[Manasikāra]] as follows:
  
:...It has the characteristic of driving associated states towards the object, the function of joining (yoking) associated states to the object, the manifestation of facing the object. It is included in the saṅkhārakkhandha, and should be regarded as the charioteer of associated states because it regulates the object.
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:...It has the [[characteristic]] of driving associated states towards the [[object]], the [[function]] of joining (yoking) associated states to the [[object]], the [[manifestation]] of facing the [[object]]. It is included in the [[saṅkhārakkhandha]], and should be regarded as the charioteer of associated states because it regulates the [[object]].
  
===Mahayana===
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===[[Mahayana]]===
The [[Asanga|Abhidharma-samuccaya]] states:
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The [[Abhidharma-samuccaya]] states:
  
:What is manasikara? It is a continuity having the function of holding the mind to what has become its reference.
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:What is [[manasikara]]? It is a continuity having the [[function]] of [[holding]] the [[mind]] to what has become its reference.
  
[[Herbert Guenther]] states:
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{{Wiki|Herbert Guenther}} states:
: It is a cognition that keeps the complex of mind in its specific objective reference.
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: It is a [[cognition]] that keeps the complex of [[mind]] in its specific [[objective]] reference.
  
The difference between ''[[cetanā]]'' and ''manasikara'' is that ''cetanā'' brings the mind towards the object in a general move, while ''manasikara'' makes the mind fixate upon this particular objective reference.
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The [[difference]] between ''[[cetanā]]'' and ''[[manasikara]]'' is that ''[[cetanā]]'' brings the [[mind]] towards the [[object]] in a general move, while ''[[manasikara]]'' makes the [[mind]] fixate upon this particular [[objective]] reference.
  
 
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Manasikara (Sanskrit and Pali, also Manasikāra; Tibetan Wylie: yid la byed pa or yid byed) is a Buddhist term that is translated as "attention" or "ego-centric demanding". It is defined as the process of the mind fixating upon an object. Manasikara is identified within the Buddhist Abhidharma teachings as follows:

Definitions

Theravada

The Atthasālinī (I, Part IV, Chapter 1, 133) and the Visuddhimagga (XIV, 152) define Manasikāra as follows:

...It has the characteristic of driving associated states towards the object, the function of joining (yoking) associated states to the object, the manifestation of facing the object. It is included in the saṅkhārakkhandha, and should be regarded as the charioteer of associated states because it regulates the object.

Mahayana

The Abhidharma-samuccaya states:

What is manasikara? It is a continuity having the function of holding the mind to what has become its reference.

Herbert Guenther states:

It is a cognition that keeps the complex of mind in its specific objective reference.

The difference between cetanā and manasikara is that cetanā brings the mind towards the object in a general move, while manasikara makes the mind fixate upon this particular objective reference.

Source

Wikipedia:Manasikara