# anatta

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The idea that there is no separate self or soul; egolessness. One of the three marks of existence.

## Etymology
From Pali anattan, from Sanskrit अनात्मन् (anātman, “no soul”), from अन्- (an-, “non-, un-, a-”) + आत्मन् (ātman, “soul”).

## Source
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