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==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 | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 13:15, 15 May 2011
Selflessness (Skt. nairātmya or anātman; Tib. 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