(1) (Skt. manas, citta Tib. yid). Consideration, mind, thought, idea. The action of the pondering mind. (2) As one of the twelve loci (十二处), the mind locus. (3) The mano (sixth) consciousness 意识. (4) In Sarva^stiva^din 说一切有部 theory, the mental faculty (of the six faculties), functioning to cognize. The mind organ--synonymous with 心 and 识. (5) In "eight consciousness" theory (such as in the Yoga^ca^ra school), it is a term for the seventh (manas 末那) consciousness. In this case, the mano consciousness is usually expressed as 识. [显扬论, T 1602.31.480c16-28](6) Aim, intention (abhipra^ya). (7) Inclination (a^/saya). (8) (The Buddha's) teaching. (9) Deluded thought mistakenly produced in the mind.