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Proto-psychological terms of ancient India

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Vṛtti (वृत्ति) – Fluctuations of the mind (thoughts, emotions, perceptions); most dynamic and gross.

Saṁskāra (संस्कार) – Latent impressions or mental habits left by past vṛttis.

Manas (मनस्) – The sensory mind, coordinating input and response; "inner instrument" of perception.

Citta (चित्त) – The storehouse of impressions, conscious, subconscious and unconscious mind.

Buddhi (बुद्धि) – Intellect, faculty of discernment, reason, and decision-making.

Ahaṁkāra (आहंकार) – Ego-identity, the sense of "I am this body/mind/personality" & "I do this".

Aham (अहम्) – The primordial I-sense, pure self-reference, "the strange loop" symbol.

Jīva (जीव) – The embodied self, individual, distinct soul undergoing experience, transformation and change.

Ātman (आत्मन्) – The true Self, pure consciousness, transcendental soul, unchanging, infinite, witness of all.

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  • Proto-psychological terms of ancient India
    Vṛtti (वृत्ति) – Fluctuations of the mind (thoughts, emotions, perceptions); most dynamic and gross. Saṁskāra (संस्कार) – Latent impressions or ment
    • is_parent Vrittis - Manas - Chitta 🔒 ·
      Vṛttis are mental waves — thoughts, emotions, memories, and perceptions constantly rising and falling. Cognitive events (thoughts, perceptions, emotions)
    • is_parent Buddhi (बुद्धि) 🔒 ·
      The capacity to discriminate, reason, judge, and make decisions. It evaluates inputs from manas and chooses a response.Cognitive Science Correlates: Executive f
    • is_parent Ahamkara (आहंकार) 🔒 ·
      The function that identifies the pure “I” (aham) with thoughts, roles, body, emotions — forming the personal identity and ego. It says “I am this.” and "I do".C
    • is_parent Aham (अहम्) 🔒 ·
      Definition: The bare, pre-reflective sense of being a subject — “I am.” Not yet identifying with roles or narratives .Cognitive Science Correlates: Minimal self
    • is_parent Jiva (जीव) 🔒 ·
      "That which lives" or "the living being" Jīva is the individualized expression of consciousness that experiences and engages with the world as a distinct center
    • is_parent Atman (आत्मन्) 🔒 ·
      The deepest layer of identity — pure awareness, witness of all experiences, beyond mental content and roles. In some philosophical traditions equivalent to subs
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