Manasikāra
| Translations of manasikara | |
|---|---|
| English | attention, mental advertence, 'taking on an object, making something one's rest or issue' |
| Sanskrit | मनसिकार, manasikāra |
| Pali | manasikāra |
| Burmese | မနသိကာရ |
| Chinese | 作意 (T) / 作意 (S) |
| Indonesian | perhatian, atensi |
| Japanese | 作意 (Rōmaji: sai) |
| Korean | 작의 (RR: jakeui) |
| Tibetan | ཡིད་བྱེད (Wylie: yid byed; THL: yi jé) |
| Thai | มนสิการ (RTGS: manasikan) |
| Vietnamese | tác ý |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
| Part of Theravāda Abhidhamma |
| 52 Cetasikas |
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| Theravāda Buddhism |
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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 "mental advertence". 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 seven universal mental factors in the Theravada Abhidharma.
- One of the five universal mental factors in the Mahayana Abhidharma