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anatta en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Pali anattan, from Sanskrit अनात्मन् (anātman, “no soul”), from अन्- (an-, “non-, un-, a-”) + आत्मन् (ātman, “soul”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The idea that there is no separate self or soul; egolessness. One of the three marks of existence.
    • 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, published 2010, page 33:

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Synonyms

egolessness

Translations (19)

my အနတ္တ (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · shn ဢၼတ်ႉတႃႉ (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · km អនត្តា (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · si අනාත්ම (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · lo ອະນັດຕາ (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · fr anâtman (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · fi anatta (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · vi vô ngã (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · ru ана́тман (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · hi अनत्त (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · cmn 無我 /无我 (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · ru ана́тта (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · ja 無我 (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · pi anattā (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · ko 무아 (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · fr anātman (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · fi minuuttomuus (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · th อนัตตา (idea that there is no separate self or soul) · sa अनात्मन् (idea that there is no separate self or soul)

anatta en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable) Archaic form of annatto.
    alt of annatto

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