anatta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The idea that there is no separate self or soul; egolessness. One of the three marks of existence.
noun
  1. Archaic form of annatto.

Word forms

anatta anattas

Etymology

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

Synonyms

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