（Skt. mano-vijn~a^na; Tib. yid kyi rnam /ses）. （1） Thought consciousness， discriminatory consciousness. （2） The 'sixth consciousness' 第六识 among the eight consciousnesses 八识 taught in Yoga^ca^ra Buddhism， where it is understood to arise based on the organ of thought， the manas consciousness 末那识. It is able to gather and discriminate the sense data derived from the five sense consciousnesses， thus discriminating all the aspects of the environment. It also works with past and future objects， recalling the past and planning for the future. ［成唯识论T 1585.31.］Since it arises depending on the manas， it shares many of the afflictions of the manas. （3） In the Awakening of Faith， attachment which arises based on consciousness. Even though the mano consciousness is not different from the continuing consciousness 相续识， the continuing consciousness is subtle， while the mano consciousness is coarse， and so the mano consciousness can be interpreted as the more manifest function of the continuing consciousness. ［起信论T 1666.32.577c］