Anatman, aka: Anātman; 1 Definition(s)
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Anatman means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Anātman Skt. (Pali, anatta); nonself, non-essentiality; one of the three marks of everything existing. The anātman doctrine is one of the central teachings of Buddhism; it says that no self exists in the sense of a permanent, eternal, integral, and independent substance within an individual existent. Thus the ego in Buddhism is no more than a transitory and changeable—and therefore a suffering-prone—empirical personality put together from the five aggregates (skandha).
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| Anatta | anatta : (adj.) soul-less. (m.), non-ego. -- or -- āṇatta : (pp. of āṇāpeti) commanded; being o... | |
| Shunyata | suññatā : (f.) emptiness. | |
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future... | |
| Hinayana |
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| Skandha | Skandha (स्कन्ध, “trunk”).—One of the ten kinds of “plant-bodies” (vanaspati) a soul (jīva) can... | |
| Adhyaropa |
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| Sthulasharira |
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| Vipashyana |
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The Treatise on the Great Virtue of Wisdom, Volume III (by Nāgārjuna)
Chapter XXXVII - The Ten Concepts
Chapter XLI - The Eighteen Special Attributes of the Buddha
The Treatise on the Great Virtue of Wisdom, Volume II (by Nāgārjuna)
Chapter XXV - Patience Toward the Dharma
Chapter XVII - The Virtue of Generosity
The Treatise on the Great Virtue of Wisdom, Volume I (by Nāgārjuna)
Chapter II - Evam Mayā Śrutam Ekasmin Samaye
Chapter XI - The Ten Comparisons
The Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter III - On Grief < [Section One]
The Treatise on the Great Virtue of Wisdom, Volume IV (by Nāgārjuna)
Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses
Chapter XLII - (continued): The Great Loving-kindness and the Great Compassion of the Buddhas
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - The World-Appearance < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
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