manovinñāṇa-dhātu:'mind-consciousness element',one of the 18 'elements' (s.dhātu II).This term is generally used as a name for that consciousness-element which performs the functions of investigation (santīraṇa),determining (voṭṭhapana),registering (tadārammaṇa),etc.See Tab.I,40,41,56,71,72.