Mana (disambiguation)

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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

• Magic point, a unit of magical power used in many games
• Mana (series), a series of role-playing video games
• Heroes of Mana, a 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

• MANA (disambiguation)
• Mana (given name)
• Mana Island (disambiguation)
• Manas (disambiguation)