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Māna

high opinion of the self, pride, conceit, arrogance

Māna is one of the Saññojanas and one of the 'Taints' (nippapa). It is one of the principal obstacles to Arahantship.

 

References:

[SN 4.43.23] The Buddha teaches the bhikhus about the 'out-of-the bad' and then gives them 45 paths to attaining the 'out-of-the bad'.


Pāḷi MO Hare Horner Punnaji Bodhi Nanamoli Rhys Davids (Mrs)Rhys Davids Thanissaro Walshe Woodward
Māna arrogance -?- -?- -?- -?- -?- Conceit DN 33.07 Conceit -?- Conceit Conceit

 

Pāḷi Text Society
Pāḷi English Dictionary
Edited by T. W. Rhys Davids and William Stede
[EDITED ENTRY]

Māna [late Vedic and Epic Skanskrit māna, from man, original meaning perhaps "high opinions" (i.e. No. 2); hence "pride" (No. 1). definition of root see partly under māneti, partly under mināti] 1. pride, conceit, arrogance... . Māna is one of the Saññojanas. It is one of the principal obstacles to Arahantship. A detailed analysis of māna in tenfold aspect is given at Nd1 80 = Nd2 505; ending with definition "māno maññanā ... ketukamyatā" etc. (cp. Vbh 350 and see under mada). On term see also ... D III.234; S I.4; Sn 132, 370; 469, 537, 786, 889, 943, Dh 74, 150, 407; ... ("seyyo 'ham asmī ti" etc.). -asmi- pride of self, as real egoism D III.273. - 2. honour, respect J V.331 (+pūjā). Usually in compound bahumāna great respect... . Also as māni- in compounds with karoti: see mānikata. Cp. vi-, sam- -a-timāna pride and conceit, very great (self-) pride. or all kinds of conceit ... D III.86; Sn 245, 830, 862... . -atthe at Th 1, 214 read ma-natthe = mā anatthe.


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