Mana
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Mana is a Polynesian concept of power, often in a supernatural context.
Mana may also refer to:
Cultural anthropology
- māna, a concept in Buddhism, one of the defilements
- Mana (Anglo-Saxon), a life-force or charisma stemming from the divine lineage of kings
- Mana Genita, a Roman goddess who presided over burials
- Mana mutra, the practice of drinking one's own urine as a medicine
- Manna or mana, a food produced for the Israelites in the desert
- Mana, another name for the underworld, tuonela, in Finnic mythology
Geographic names
Communities
- Maňa, a village in Slovakia
- Mana (Ivanjica), village in Serbia
- Mana (woreda), a district in Ethiopia
- Mana, French Guiana, a commune of French Guiana
- Mana, a village in Selişte, Orhei Commune, Moldova
- Mana, New Zealand, a suburb of Porirua, New Zealand
- Mana, Uttarakhand, a town at the foot of the Mana Pass in India
- Mana, Guinea
- La Maná Canton, a canton of Ecuador
- Mana, Burkina Faso, a town
- Eshkaft-e Manā, alternative name of Farajabad, Lali
- Mana, India, a village
Features
- Mana Pass, a Himalayan mountain pass between India and Tibet
- Mana River, a river in the Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
- Måna, a river in Tinn, Norway
- Mana Pools, a wildlife conservation area and National Park in Western Zimbabwe
Names of physical objects
- HMNZS Te Mana, a ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy
- Aprilia Mana 850, a motorcycle model with continuously variable transmission
- Ela-Mana-Mou, a racehorse
Names of political parties
New Zealand
- Mana Movement, formerly called the Mana Party, New Zealand party formed in 2011
- Mana Motuhake, a New Zealand political party
- Mana Maori Movement, a New Zealand political party
- Mana (New Zealand electorate), located north of Wellington
- Internet Party and Mana Movement, New Zealand coalition
- Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata, defunct political party in New Zealand
India
- Mana Party (India), formed in 2007
Music
Rock music
- Maná, a Mexican rock group
- Mana (rock musician), Finnish musician, current drummer of Lordi
- Mana (musician), a Japanese musician
- Mana (Nemesea album)
- Mana Mana, a Finnish rock group
- Maná Remix, an album by a Mexican rock band
- Maná en Vivo, album by a Mexican rock band
Other music
- Jana Gana Mana, national anthem of India
- "Mana Mu", Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
- Tana Mana, an album of Ravi Shankar
Games and other software
- Mana point, another name for Magic point, a unit of magical power used in many games
- Mana (series), video games
- Heroes of Mana, Japanese game
Other uses
- Mana Contemporary, a cultural centre in Jersey City
- Mana (manhwa), Korean prints and comics
- Mana netznetz, a former name of Netznetz, a system for distributing grants to the arts in Vienna
- Mana College, a decile two secondary school in Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand
- Mana Biyyam, a food welfare Programme by the Government of Andhra Pradesh
See also
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