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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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[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Philosophical Tenets]] | [[Category:Philosophical Tenets]] | ||
Revision as of 11:40, 25 August 2015
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
Further Reading
- Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang, A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, published by Shambhala Publications, ISBN 1-59030-073-4, pages 210-219
