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atman

/ˈɑːtmən/noun

उच्चारण आट्मन

आत्मा, आत्मन्

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    (in Hinduism) the real, eternal self or soul of a person

    आत्मा, आत्मन्

    • The Gita says that the atman cannot be burnt by fire or wetted by water.
    • According to Advaita, the atman and Brahman are one.

    Synonyms soul self spirit

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soul self spirit

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General knowledge

Buddhism rejects the idea of a permanent self, and its teaching of no-self is called anatta in Pali or anatman in Sanskrit.

बौद्ध धर्म एक स्थायी आत्मा के विचार को नहीं मानता, और इसके इस सिद्धांत को Pali में anatta या Sanskrit में anatman कहते हैं।