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'''Selflessness''' (Skt. ''nairātmya'' or ''anātman''; Tib. ''dakmé'' | '''Selflessness''' (Skt. ''nairātmya'' or ''anātman''; Tib. [[བདག་མེད་པ་]], ''dakmé'', [[Wyl.]] ''bdag med'') — the absence of a permanent, unitary, independent identity, both in [[selflessness of the individual|individuals]] and in [[selflessness of phenomena|phenomena]]. | ||
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
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*absence/lack of true existence | *absence/lack of true existence | ||
*insubstantiality | *insubstantiality | ||
==Canonical Sources== | |||
*''[[Questions on Selflessness]]'' | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
* [[Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang]], [[A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher]], translated by Padmakara Translation Group | *[[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]], ''[[Lamrim Chenmo|The Great Treatise On The Stages Of The Path To Enlightenment]]'', Vol. 3 (Snow Lion) Chapters 22, 23 & 24. | |||
==External | ==External Links== | ||
* | *{{LH|tibetan-masters/mipham/individual-selflessness|Individual Selflessness by Mipham Rinpoche}} | ||
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/mipham/two-kinds-of-selflessness|Ascertaining the Two Kinds of Selflessness by Mipham Rinpoche}} | |||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Philosophical Tenets]] | [[Category:Philosophical Tenets]] | ||
[[Category:Four Aspects of the Truth of Suffering]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:26, 17 December 2021
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.
