atman
Meaning
The true self of an individual beyond identification with worldly phenomena, the essence of an individual, an infinitesimal part of Brahman.
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɑːtman/
Etymology
In summary
From Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātmán, “soul; self; ego; essence”). Doublet of edder (“blood vessel”) and cognate with Old English ǣþm (“breath”).
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