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   Ātman (Buddhism)

   Ātman (Sanskrit: आत्मन्) or Atta (Pāli) literally means "self", but is sometimes translated as "soul" or "ego". The word derives from the Indo-European root *ēt-men (breath) and is cognate with Old English æthm and German atem In Buddhism, the misplaced or inappropriate belief in the existence of an unchanging ātman is the prime consequence of ignorance, which is itself the cause of all misery and the foundation of saṃsāra.
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   Ātman (Hinduism)

   The Ātman (IAST: Ātman, sanskrit: आत्मन्‍) is a philosophical term used within Hinduism and Vedanta to identify the soul. ... Atman (Buddhism)
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   Śūnyatā

   The theme of śūnyatā emerged from the Buddhist doctrines of Anatta (Pali, Sanskrit:Anātman—the nonexistence of the self, or Ātman) and Paticcasamuppada (Pali, Sanskrit: pratītyasamūtpāda, Interdependent Arising). ... Buddhism
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   Mindstream

   In Vajrayana (Tantric Buddhism) it may be understood as an upāya (Sanskrit) doctrine of the nonlocal, atemporal metaphorical stream of moments(Tibetan: bkod pa thig le) or 'quanta of consciousness' (Tibetan: thig le; Sanskrit: Bindu) proceeding endlessly in a lifetime, between lifetimes (Tibetan: Bardo), from lifetime to lifetime, prior to engagement in the Bhavacakra of Samsara and beyond as an inclusive 'continuum' (Tibetan: rgyud) rather than an individuated, separate, or discrete perceptual, cognitive, or experiential entity, as in the conception of the Ātman. Waldron (undated) states:
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   Glossary of spirituality-related terms (A-C)

   In Buddhism it can also be seen as a fundamental property of (human) nature. ... Atman (Hinduism): Beginning with Vedantic Hindu philosophy, the Ātman — Sanskrit (masculine nominative singular: Ātmā) is regarded as an underlying metaphysical self.
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   Adi Shankara

   Also, his works contain arguments against opposing schools of thought like Samkhya and Buddhism. ... When asked to move aside by Shankara's disciples, the untouchable replied: "Do you wish that I move my ever lasting Ātman ("the Self"), or this body made of food?"
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   Advaita Vedanta

   Ātman ... S. G. Mudgal, Advaita of Sankara, a reappraisal: Impact of Buddhism and Samkhya on Sankara's thought, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi,
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   Samāpatti

   Samāpatti is a common term for both Theravada Buddhism and Hindu Yoga, quodammodo also for Jainism, frequently used as a synonym for samādhi. Samāpatti stands for correct (samyag) acquisition (āpatti) of Truth. ... 7. Sāsmitā-samāpatti, the sphere of action of the Cartesian Cogito ergo sum which brings the Transcendental Self (Ātman) to wrong identifications with the pure sattvic evolutes of prakṛti, i.e., with manas-sattva.

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