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Mental phenomena. A collective term for vedanā (feeling), saññā (perception), cetana (intention, volition), phassa (sensory contact) and manasikāra (attention, advertence). Compare rūpa. Some commentators also use nāma to refer to the mental components of the five khandhas.

Source

"A Glossary of Pali and Buddhist Terms", edited by Access to Insight. Access to Insight, 4 March 2013, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/glossary.html . Retrieved on 21 July 2013.