Manas may refer to:

Philosophy and mythology

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Epic of Manas The ''Epic of Manas'' is a lengthy and traditional epic poem of the Kyrgyz people of East and Central Asia. Versions of the poem which date to the 19th century contain historical events of the 8th century, though Kyrgyz tradition holds it to be ...

'', a Kyrgyz epic poem which, in one variant, has over 500,000 lines *Manas, the Pali and Sanskrit term for "

mind The mind is that which thinks, feels, perceives, imagines, remembers, and wills. It covers the totality of mental phenomena, including both conscious processes, through which an individual is aware of external and internal circumstances ...

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Manas (early Buddhism) ''Manas'' (Pali Pāli (, IAST: pāl̤i) is a Classical languages of India, classical Middle Indo-Aryan languages, Middle Indo-Aryan language of the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist ''Pal ...

Manas-vijnana Manas-vijnana (Skt. "'मानस-विज्ञान"'; mānas-vijñāna; "mind-knowledge", compare '' man-tra'', jñāna) is the seventh of the eight consciousnesses as taught in Yogacara and Zen Buddhism, the higher consciousness or intui ...

, one of the eight consciousnesses taught in Yogacara Buddhism *''

Ramcharitmanas ''Ramcharitmanas'' ( deva, रामचरितमानस, rāmacaritamānasa), is an epic poem in the Awadhi language, composed by the 16th-century Indian bhakti poet Tulsidas (c. 1511–1623). It has many inspirations, the primary being t ...

'', a retelling of the Ramayana

Toponymy

Manas River The Manas River (pron: �mʌnəs, known in Bhutan as the Drangme Chhu, is a transboundary river in the Himalayan foothills between southern Bhutan, India, and China. It is the largest of Bhutan's four major river systems, with the other three ...

(Drangme Chhu) in southern Bhutan and northeastern India **

Royal Manas National Park Royal Manas National Park is Bhutan's oldest national park, and the Royal government considers it the "conservation showpiece of the Kingdom" and a "genetic depository" for valuable plants. It has an area of and covers eastern Sarpang District, ...

, a national park in Bhutan **

Manas National Park Manas National Park is a national park, Project Tiger reserve, and an elephant reserve in Assam, India. Located in the Himalayan foothills, it borders the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan. The park is known for its rare and endangered ende ...

, a national park in the state of Assam, India *

Manas (urban-type settlement) Manas () is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Karabudakhkentsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,357. History It was established on June 9, 2005 by splitting it f ...

, an urban-type settlement in Karabudakhkentsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federation * Manas, Drôme, a commune in Drôme département in France * Manas-Bastanous, a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France *

Manas District Manas () is a district of Talas Region in north-western Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its resident population was 37,505 in 2021. The administrative seat lies at Pokrovka. The district is named after the mythical Kyrgyz national hero, Manas, wh ...

, a district of Talas Province, Kyrgyzstan **

Manas International Airport Manas International Airport (; ) is the main international airport in Kyrgyzstan, located north-northwest of the capital, Bishkek. History The airport was constructed as a replacement for the former Frunzensky Airport that was located to the ...

, an international airport near Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan ***

Transit Center at Manas Transit Center at Manas (formerly Manas Air Base and unofficially Ganci Air Base) is a former U.S. military installation at Manas International Airport, near Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. It was primarily operated by the U.S. Ai ...

, a United States Air Force base at the airport above * Manas District, Peru, in the Peruvian province of Cajatambo *Manas or

Manasi River The Manasi River (, also called Manas) is in the south of Dzungarian Basin, Xinjiang, China. Historically, the Manas River crossed a large section of the Gurbantünggüt Desert, terminating in Lake Manas (); its length then was about long. Ho ...

, a river in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of China **

Manas County Manas County is a county in the Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region under the administration of the Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture. It covers an area of and census it had a population of 170,000. The county seat is the old town of Ma ...

, in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China **

Manas Lake The Manas Lake () is a salt lake in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. It is located in the western part of the Dzungarian Basin, within the Gurbantünggüt Desert. Administratively, the lake is in Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County; the ...

, a lake in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of China *

Manasarovar Lake Manasarovar also called Mapam Yumtso (; ) locally, is a high altitude freshwater lake near Mount Kailash in Burang County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is located at an elevation of , near the western trijunction be ...

(Lake Manas), a lake in Tibet

Personal names

Mañas (Spanish surname)

Achero Mañas Achero Mañas (born Achero Mañas Amyach, 5 September 1966) is a Spanish film director and former actor. He made three successful short films before winning recognition and several awards for his feature film debut '' El Bola''. Biography Ma� ...

(born 1966), Spanish film director * Fernando Llorente Mañas (born 1990), Spanish footballer *

José Ángel Mañas José Ángel Mañas (Madrid, 22 October 1971) is a Spanish writer. Mañas is often included as a member of the generation of neorealist Spanish writers from the 1990s, along with Juan Gracia, Gabriela Bustelo, Ray Loriga and Lucía Etxebarria. ...

(born 1971), Spanish writer *

Pilar Mañas Brugat María del Pilar Mañas Brugat (born 24 July 1975) is a Spanish military officer. In 2017 she became the first woman to take command of a Spanish Air Force unit. She was named an Exemplary Woman () by the in 2018. In 2020 she was awarded the Comm ...

(born 1975), Spanish military officer

Armenian surname

* Manas Family, an Ottoman-Armenian family *

Edgar Manas Edgar Manas Effendi (; April 12, 1875 in Istanbul – March 9, 1964 in Istanbul) was a Turkish composer, conductor and musicologist of Armenian descent. He is one of the three co-composers of the Turkish National Anthem, as he made the arrangement ...

(1875–1964), Turkish-Armenian composer, conductor and musicologist

Indian given name

Manas Bhunia Manas Ranjan Bhunia is an Indian politician and was the Minister for Irrigation and Waterways and the Minister for Small & Micro Industries and Textile in the Government of West Bengal. He is also an MLA, elected from the Sabang constituency ...

, Indian politician *

Manas Bihari Verma Manas Bihari Verma (29 July 1943 – 4 May 2021) was an Indian Aeronautics, aeronautical scientist instrumental in the development of the light combat aircraft, HAL Tejas, Tejas. In 2018, he was conferred the Padma Shri civilian honour by the P ...

, Indian aeronautical scientist (1943–2021) *

Manas Shah Manas Shah (born 11 January 1991) is an Indian television and film actor known for his work in Hindi and Gujarati entertainment industries. He made his television debut with '' Hamari Devrani'' on Star Plus StarPlus is an Indian Hindi ...

, Indian actor *

Manas Kumar Mandal Manas K Mandal is a cognitive neuropsychologist serving as the distinguished visiting professor at Indian Institute of Technology – Kharagpur. Research areas Mandal specializes in the areas of neuropsychology and cognitive sciences. His re ...

, is a scientist and psychologist of Delhi, India *

Manas Mukherjee Manas Mukherjee (also known as Manas Mukharji; 9 September 1943 — 16 October 1986) was an Indian composer who composed several albums in Hindi. He was the son of Jahar Mukherjee, a Thumri singer, composer, lyricist and a film producer based in ...

, Bengali music director *

Manas Das The United Sports Club () is a professional Association football, football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. United SC was founded in 1927. The club competes in the I-League 2, as well as the Calcutta Football League, the oldest footba ...

, Indian footballer *

Manas Chaudhuri Manas Chaudhuri is an Indian journalist and the former editor of ''Shillong Times'', an English-language daily published from the Meghalayan capital of Shillong. He won as a legislator to the Shillong Assembly twice from Mawprem constituency as ...

, Indian politician * Manas Chakraborty, Musical artist Manash Deka Indian Politician and Social Worker

Other uses

* ''Manas'' (film), a 2024 film by Marianna Brennand * 3349 Manas, a main-belt asteroid *

Manas University Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University (KTMU) is a public university in Bishkek, founded according to an agreement between the governments of the Republic of Turkey and the Kyrgyz Republic, which was signed in Izmir on September 30, 1995. The univ ...

, Kyrgyzstan * Manas International Public School, Jehanabad, Bihar, India *

MAN Türkiye A.Ş. MAN SE (abbreviation of ''Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg'', ) was a manufacturing and engineering company based in Munich, Germany. Its primary output was commercial vehicles and diesel engines through its MAN Truck & Bus and MAN Latin Ame ...

, stylized MANAŞ, MAN AG's truck and bus factory in Turkey *''

MANAS Journal ''MANAS'' was an eight-page philosophical fortnightly written, edited, and published by Henry Geiger from 1948 until December 1988. Each issue typically contained several short essays reflecting on the human condition, particularly examining envir ...

'', a weekly philosophical journal published in 1948–1988 * Manas, a crablike

Bionicle Bionicle (stylized all caps) is a discontinued line of Lego construction toys marketed primarily towards 8-to-16-year-olds. The line was launched in 2001, originally as a subsidiary of Lego's Technic series. Over the following decade, it beca ...

(Lego toy)