Not-self

//ˌnɒtˈsɛlf// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The negative of self, someone or something that is not the self uncountable

    "a cognizance of not-self"

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accessoryaccidentaccidentaladdendumadditionadjunct

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"Anātman (Sanskrit; Pāli Anattā) is the essential Not-self in Buddhism. Japanese and Thais try to reconcile their Buddhist beliefs with Animistic beliefs of having multiple souls or spirits. Somehow, they do manage to do it, and they have no religious conflict. Buddhists believe in the perpetually transforming fluidity of consciousness."

Etymology

From not + self.

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