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anata

British

/ ˈænətə /

noun

Sanskrit word: anatman. (in Theravada Buddhism) the belief that since all things are constantly changing, there can be no such thing as a permanent, unchanging self: one of the three basic characteristics of existence Compare anicca dukkha

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Etymology

Origin of anata

Pali, literally: no self

Example Sentences

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A glutinous, golden buttercup is known as anata, nearly as abundant as its namesake in America.

From Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands by Ballou, Maturin Murray

"But," cried after me the astonished Japanese, "anata micci wakarimasen!"—"You do not know the way!"

From Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. by Landor, A. H. Savage

A glutinous, golden buttercup is known as anata, which is nearly as abundant as its namesake in America.

From Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands by Ballou, Maturin Murray

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