Adhimāna

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adhimāna (T. lhag_pa'i_nga_rgyal ལྷག་པའི་ང་རྒྱལ་) - is a type of arrogance (māna) that thinks oneself equal to superiors and superior to equals.[1]

StudyBuddhism states:

Exaggerated arrogance (T. lhag pa’i nga rgyal) is a puffed-up mind that feels one is better than one's peers (someone equal to oneself in some quality).[2]

References

  1. Internet-icon.svg ལྷག་པའི་ང་རྒྱལ་, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
  2. Berzin, s.v. Mental factors.


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