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# SN 1:9 · Fond of Conceit (Manakāma Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-1-9/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:04:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:55:33.000Z
- Description: Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Saṁyutta Nikāya, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:31

Standing to one side, a devatā addressed the Blessed One with a verse:

“Here there’s no taming

for one fond of conceit,

no sagacity

for one unconcentrated.

One dwelling alone in the wilderness

heedlessly

won’t cross over beyond

Deaths’ realm.

The Buddha:

“Abandoning conceit,

his mind well-concentrated,

well-aware, everywhere

released,[1](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN1%5F9.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co)

one dwelling alone in the wilderness

heedfully:

*He* will cross over beyond

Death’s realm.

Note

1\. For a discussion of the implications of this phrase, see *The Paradox of Becoming,* chapter 7.

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