This paper aims to present the meaning of conceit (māna), how it can have influence on the normal and noble persons, and how to overcome conceit from the Theravāda Buddhist point of view. According to Theravāda Buddhism, man is composed of mind and matter (nāma and rūpa). In terms of mind (nāma), it has two parts: consciousness (citta) and mental factors (cetasika). The characteristic of consciousness has only “knowing the objects” and it does not have any ability to create actions. However, when the mental factors arise with consciousness, they can make good or bad actions: bodily action, verbal action and mental action. Interestingly, conceit which is characterized as ‘haughtiness’, that being the quality that normal persons try to maintain, is the delicate Dhamma the noble persons try to give up.
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Abstract Introduction Māna Noble Persons And Ordinary Persons Influence of Conceit (Māna) On Ordinary Person Influence of Conceit (Māna) On Noble Person The Way To Overcome Conceit (Māna) In Theravāda Buddhism Meditations Subjects And Temperaments The Way To Know One’S Own Temperament Suitable Meditation Subject For Removing of Conceit How To Defeat Conceit In Our Daily Life Conclusion Reference
