anatta
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Pali anattan, from Sanskrit अनात्मन् (anātman, “no soul”), from an- + atman (“soul”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ætə
Noun[edit]
anatta (countable and uncountable, plural anattas)
- (Buddhism) The idea that there is no separate self or soul; egolessness. One of the three marks of existence.
- 2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage, published 2010, page 33:
- The texts indicate that when the Buddha's first disciples heard about anatta, their hearts were filled with joy and they immediately experienced Nirvana.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
idea that there is no separate self or soul
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Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
anatta (countable and uncountable, plural anattas)