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atman.

The true self of an individual beyond identification with worldly phenomena, the essence of an individual, an infinitesimal part of Brahman.

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noun/ˈɑːtman/UK
  1. The true self of an individual beyond identification with worldly phenomena, the essence of an individual, an infinitesimal part of Brahman.

    Hinduism · Jainism
Where this word comes from

From Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātmán, “soul; self; ego; essence”). Doublet of edder (“blood vessel”) and cognate with Old English ǣþm (“breath”).

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