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| − | [[anatta]] (P.) [[anatman]] (Sk.) The essentially [[Buddhist doctrine of non-ego]]. | + | [[anatta]] (P.) [[anatman]] (Sk.) The [[essentially]] [[Buddhist doctrine of non-ego]]. |
| − | One of the ‘[[Three Signs of Being]]’ with [[Anicca]] and [[Dukkha]]. The doctrine of the non-separateness of all forms of life, and the opposite of that of an immortal and yet personal soul. | + | One of the ‘[[Three Signs of Being]]’ with [[Anicca]] and [[Dukkha]]. The [[doctrine]] of the non-separateness of all [[forms]] of [[life]], and the opposite of that of an [[immortal]] and yet personal [[soul]]. |
| − | As applied to man it states that there is no permanent ego or self in the five [[skandhas]] (q.v.) which make up the personality. | + | As applied to man it states that there is no [[permanent]] [[ego]] or [[self]] in the five [[skandhas]] (q.v.) which make up the [[personality]]. |
| − | The [[Buddha]], however, nowhere denied the existence of an [[ego]] or soul, but taught that no permanent entity, not subject to [[Anicca]] and [[Dukkha]], can be found in any of the human faculties. | + | The [[Buddha]], however, nowhere denied the [[existence]] of an [[ego]] or [[soul]], but [[taught]] that no [[permanent]] [[entity]], not [[subject]] to [[Anicca]] and [[Dukkha]], can be found in any of the [[human]] [[faculties]]. |
| − | That which pertains to any human being is not immortal; that which is immortal and unchanging is not the possession of any one human being. The Reality behind the flux of [[Samsara]] (q.v.) is an indivisible unity, and the separate possession of no part of it. | + | That which pertains to any [[human being]] is not [[immortal]]; that which is [[immortal]] and [[unchanging]] is not the possession of any one [[human being]]. The [[Reality]] behind the flux of [[Samsara]] (q.v.) is an indivisible {{Wiki|unity}}, and the separate possession of no part of it. |
Latest revision as of 01:07, 9 February 2020
anatta (P.) anatman (Sk.) The essentially Buddhist doctrine of non-ego.
One of the ‘Three Signs of Being’ with Anicca and Dukkha. The doctrine of the non-separateness of all forms of life, and the opposite of that of an immortal and yet personal soul.
As applied to man it states that there is no permanent ego or self in the five skandhas (q.v.) which make up the personality.
The Buddha, however, nowhere denied the existence of an ego or soul, but taught that no permanent entity, not subject to Anicca and Dukkha, can be found in any of the human faculties.
That which pertains to any human being is not immortal; that which is immortal and unchanging is not the possession of any one human being. The Reality behind the flux of Samsara (q.v.) is an indivisible unity, and the separate possession of no part of it.
