Vāsanā
Vāsanā (Sanskrit; Devanagari: वासना) is a behavioural tendency or karmic imprint which influences the present behaviour of a person. It is a technical term in Indian religions, particularly Buddhist philosophy and Advaita Vedanta.
Nomenclature, orthography and etymology
Vāsanā (Devanagari: वासना, Tibetan: བག་ཆགས, Wylie: bag chags ) and its near homonym vasana (Devanagari: वसन) are from the same Indo-European linguistic root, sharing a common theme of 'dwelling' or 'abiding'.
- Past impressions, impressions formed, the present consciousness of past (life) perceptions;
- The impression of anything in the mind, the present consciousness formed from past perceptions, knowledge derived from memory, the impressions remaining in the mind;
- Thinking of, longing for, expectation, desire, inclination.
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