Selflessness
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Selflessness (Skt. nairātmya or anātman; Tib. བདག་མེད་པ་, dakmé, Wyl. bdag med) — the absence of a permanent, unitary, independent identity, both in individuals and in phenomena.
Alternative Translations
- egolessness
- indentitylessness
- no-self
- absence/lack of true existence
- insubstantiality
Canonical Sources
Further Reading
- Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang, A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher, translated by Padmakara Translation Group (Shambhala Publications), pages 210-219
- Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa, The Great Treatise On The Stages Of The Path To Enlightenment, Vol. 3 (Snow Lion) Chapters 22, 23 & 24.
