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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.

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-'''Selflessness''' ([[Wyl.]] ''bdag med'') - the absence of a permanent, unitary, independent identity, both in individuals and in phenomena.
+'''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]].
-==External links==
+==Alternative Translations==
-*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/selflessness.html Individual Selflessness by Mipham Rinpoche]
+*egolessness
+*indentitylessness
+*no-self
+*absence/lack of true existence
+*insubstantiality
+==Canonical Sources==
+*''[[Questions on Selflessness]]''
+==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]], ''[[Lamrim Chenmo|The Great Treatise On The Stages Of The Path To Enlightenment]]'', Vol. 3 (Snow Lion) Chapters 22, 23 & 24.
+==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:Philosophical Tenets]]
+[[Category:Four Aspects of the Truth of Suffering]]