末那

(sa) manāḥ; (sa) manas; intp. by 意 mind, the (active) mind. Eitel says: 'The sixth of the (sa) chadâyatana, the mental faculty which constitutes man as an intelligent and moral being. ' The 末那識 is defined by the 唯識論 4 as the seventh of the 八識, namely 意, which means 思量 thinking and measuring, or calculating. It is the active mind, or activity of mind, but is also used for the mind itself.