Vāsanā () is a behavioural tendency or karmic imprint which influences the present behaviour of a person. It is a technical term in Indian philosophy, particularly Yoga, Buddhist philosophy, and Advaita Vedanta.
Vāsanā () is a behavioural tendency or karmic imprint which influences the present behaviour of a person. It is a technical term in Indian philosophy, particularly Yoga, Buddhist philosophy, and Advaita Vedanta.
==Nomenclature, orthography and etymology== Vāsanā (Devanagari: वासना, ) and its near homonym vasana (Devanagari: वसन) are from the same Indo-European linguistic root, sharing a common theme of 'dwelling' or 'abiding'. Vāsanā (Devanagari: वासना): 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. Vasana (Devanagari: वसन): cloth, clothes, dress, garment, apparel, attire, dwelling or abiding. Vāsanai (Spoken Tamil): fragrance. Outside philosophical use, the borrowed word in Tamil keeps intact the root meaning for 'vāsanā'.
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