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anatta
anatta
English
Noun
anatta (uncountable)
- (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 2010, p. 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.
- 2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage 2010, p. 33:
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Translations
idea that there is no separate self or soul
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