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anatta

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[uhn-uht-tah] / ˈʌn ətˌtɑ /

noun

Buddhism.
  1. the doctrine asserting the nonexistence of a personal and immortal soul.


Etymology

Origin of anatta

Form Pali: literally, “breathless”

Example Sentences

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Anatta, an-at′ta, n. the reddish pulp surrounding the seeds of the Bixa orellana, a medium-sized tree growing in Guiana and elsewhere.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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