Selflessness

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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

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