anatta

English

Etymology 1

From Pali anattan, from Sanskrit अनात्मन् (anātman, “no soul”), from अन्- (an-, “non-, un-, a-”) + आत्मन् (ātman, “soul”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ætə

Noun

anatta (countable and uncountable, plural anattas)

1. (Buddhism) The idea that there is no separate self or soul; egolessness. One of the three marks of existence.
   • 2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage, published 2010, page 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

• egolessness

Translations

idea that there is no separate self or soul

• Burmese: အနတ္တ (my) (a.natta.)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 無我／无我 (zh) (wúwǒ)

• Finnish: minuuttomuus, anatta
• French: anâtman, anātman
• Hindi: अनत्त (anatt)
• Japanese: 無我 (ja) (むが, muga)
• Khmer: អនត្តា (km) (ʼaʼnattaa)
• Korean: 무아(無我) (mua)
• Pali: anattā
• Russian: ана́тман m (anátman), ана́тта m or f (anátta)
• Sanskrit: अनात्मन् (sa) (anātman)
• Shan: ဢၼတ်ႉတႃႉ (ʼǎ nâ̰t tâ̰a)
• Sinhalese: අනාත්ම (si) (anātma)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Thai: อนัตตา (à-nát-dtaa)
• Vietnamese: vô ngã (vi) (無我)

Etymology 2

Noun

anatta (countable and uncountable, plural anattas)

1. Archaic form of annatto.