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The Gathering of the Manna by James Tissot. Manna (Hebrew: מָן, romanized: mān, Greek: μάννα; Arabic: اَلْمَنُّ), sometimes or archaically spelled mana, is described in the Bible and the Quran as an edible substance that God bestowed upon the Israelites while they were wandering the desert during the 40-year period that followed the Exodus and preceded the conquest of Canaan.
Mana is a foundation of Polynesian theology, a spiritual quality with a supernatural origin and a sacred, impersonal force. To have mana implies influence, authority, and efficacy: the ability to perform in a given situation.
Mana (Nemesea album), 2004; Mana (Finnish musician), drummer of the rock band Lordi; Mana (Japanese musician) Mana, Japanese musician and vocalist of the band Chai; Mana Mana, a Finnish rock group; Mana Music, a music supervision company based in Australia and New Zealand; Mana, an album by Idle Hands (band), 2019
On the origin of mana (reason or mind) in mankind, Book 10 of the Right Ginza states: [4]: 272 Thus when Ptahil went to his father Abatur, he took (away) a hidden Mana (mana kasia), which had been given to them from the house of the Life. And he brought it (back) and cast it into Adam and his wife Hawa.
In his Cratylus, Plato gives the etymology of Athena's name, the goddess of wisdom, from Atheonóa (Ἀθεονόα) meaning "god's (theos) mind (nous)". In his Phaedo , Plato's teacher Socrates is made to say just before dying that his discovery of Anaxagoras' concept of a cosmic nous as the cause of the order of things, was an important ...
Visions of Mana party screenshot. The Game Awards 2023 was, as with every year, filled with announcements for big and small games alike. One of those games is Visions of Mana, a new game in the ...
In the distinction of Abhidhamma Pitaka of Theravada Buddhism, mana or mano is sort of the notion of mind as a whole, whereas a citta is each of instant steps or processes of mind, and viññāṇa is one of the several forms of citta, also being a step of a vithi or mental procedure, which is an orderly sequence of citta.
Mana Aida (a.k.a Cure Heart), protagonist of DokiDoki! PreCure; Mana Kirishima, a Neon Genesis Evangelion character; Mana Kuzunoha, a character in Tenjho Tenge; Mana Ryougi, a a character in Kara no Kyoukai; Mana Takamiya, a a character in Date A Live; Mana Tatsumiya, a character in Mahou Sensei Negima; Mana Walker, a character in D.Gray-man