anātman

Non-self, a key concept in Buddhism
Intangible religious_concept Q488506
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anātman

Summary

anātman is a religious concept[1]. anātman ranks in the top 9% of religious_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,456 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • anātman's religion is recorded as Buddhism[3].
  • anātman's instance of is recorded as religious concept[4].
  • anātman is part of Three marks of existence[5].
  • anātman is part of Buddhist terminology[6].
  • anātman is the opposite of Ātman[7].
  • anātman's facet of is recorded as Buddhism[8].
  • anātman's depicted by is recorded as Dhammapada[9].
  • anātman's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms[10].
  • anātman's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'pi', 'text': '𑀅𑀦𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸'}[11].
  • anātman's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'अनात्मन्'}[12].
  • anātman's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'si', 'text': 'අනාත්ම'}[13].
  • anātman's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'my', 'text': 'အနတ္တ'}[14].
  • anātman's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'อนัตตา'}[15].
  • anātman's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '無我'}[16].
  • anātman's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '无我'}[17].
  • anātman's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '無我'}[18].
  • anātman's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '무아'}[19].
  • anātman's different from is recorded as impermanence[20].
  • anātman's studied by is recorded as anattāvāda[21].

Body

Definition and Type

anātman's instance of is recorded as religious concept[4]. anātman is the opposite of Ātman[7].

Use and Application

Part of include Three marks of existence[5], a religious concept[22] and Buddhist terminology[6].

Why It Matters

anātman ranks in the top 9% of religious_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,456 views/month).[2] anātman has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] anātman is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Depicted by Dhammapada
    Part of Three marks of existence, Buddhist terminology
    Opposite of Ātman
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