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Anatta vs Notself - What's the difference?

anatta | notself | see also |

Anatta is a see also of notself.


As nouns the difference between anatta and notself

is that anatta is (buddhism) the idea that there is no separate self or soul; egolessness while notself is (metaphysics) the negative of self.

anatta

English

(wikipedia anatta)

Noun

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  • (Buddhism) The idea that there is no separate self or soul; egolessness.
  • *2009 , (Karen Armstrong), The Case for God , Vintage 2010, p. 33:
  • *:The texts indicate that when the Buddha's first disciples heard about anatta , their hearts were filled with joy and they immediately experienced Nirvana.
  • Synonyms

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    notself

    English

    Noun

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  • (metaphysics) The negative of self.
  • A cognizance of notself . — Sir. W. Hamilton.

    See also

    * anatta (Webster 1913)