Jainism ke anusar, mann ko ek chanchal aur asantulit tattva mana gaya hai. Jain darshan ke mutabik, mann ka swabhav bahut tezi se badalne wala hai—ye kabhi ek vishay par tikta nahi, aur hamesha bhatakta rehta hai. Isliye ise "vanar" (bandar) ke saman bataya gaya hai—jaise bandar ek dal se dusre dal par koodta hai, waise hi mann bhi ek soch se dusri soch mein bhatakta rehta hai.

Jain agamo mein bhi mann ke chanchalta ka varnan kiya gaya hai aur ye kaha gaya hai ki sadhak ko apne mann ko niyantrit karne ki koshish karni chahiye, taki woh dhyan, samayik, aur sadhana mein safal ho sake. Mann ko jitne wala hi sachcha sadhak aur atmarthi hota hai.