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# Māna / Asmi-māna (Conceit of "I am") / Ahaṅkāra (Me Making)
![[MN62 Mahārāhulovādasutta#^asmi-mana-give-up]]
## 3 Types of Asmī-māna
> [!info] 3 Types of Asmī — In Soṇasutta ([SN22.49](https://suttacentral.net/sn22.49/en/sujato))
> “Soṇa, there are ascetics and brahmins who—based on form, which is impermanent, suffering, and perishable—regard themselves thus: **==‘I’m better’==**,
> _“Ye hi keci, soṇa, samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā aniccena rūpena dukkhena vipariṇāmadhammena ‘**==seyyohamasmī==**’ti vā samanupassanti;_
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> or **==‘I’m equal’==**,
> _‘**==sadisohamasmī==**’ti vā samanupassanti;_
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> or **==‘I’m worse’==**.
> _‘**==hīnohamasmī==**’ti vā samanupassanti;_
## Suttas
- SN22.49 Soṇasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/sn22.49/en/sujato))
- 3 Types of asmī mana: better, equal, or worse
- SN22.89 Khemakasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/sn22.89/en/sujato))
- How the conceit of "I am" would remain in an anāgāmi, and how it can be removed.
- ![[Visuddhi#^mn112]]