（mana-a^yatana） One of the 'twelve loci 十二处.' The faculty of consciousness among the six consciousnesses. In the Abhidharmako/sa-bha^sya it is called qixinjie 七心界. The locus of the mind. In Consciousness-only theory， the eight 'mind king' 心王 （xinwang） elements are counted in this category.