The History of Buddhist Thought c16.23

c16.23

² The terms are not all identical in the different formulæ. Citta (thought), mano (mind), and viññāṇa (consciousness) are often equated, but they are not quite identical in meaning. Citta often implies feeling, and may mean heart. Viññāṇa may imply understanding. But when coupled with body all three express the same fact, the immaterial part of the individual. Similarly rūpa when applied to the body is the same as kāya.