| Translations of Mada | |
|---|---|
| English | self-satisfaction, self-infatuation, mental inflation, smugness, conceit |
| Sanskrit | mada |
| Chinese | 憍 |
| Japanese | 驕 (Rōmaji: kyo) |
| Tibetan | རྒྱགས་པ། (Wylie: rgyags pa; THL: gyakpa) |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
Mada (Sanskrit; Tibetan phonetic: gyakpa ) is a Buddhist term translated as "self-satisfaction", "self-infatuation", or "mental inflation". It is identified as one of the twenty subsidiary unwholesome mental factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings. In this context, it is defined as having excessive pride or vanity based on attachment to one's own good fortune, such as possessing youth, good health, or material wealth.[1][2]