Definition/Meaning of atman

• English - Alternative spellings: Atman Ātman
• English - Noun: atman ( plural atmans ) ( Hinduism , Buddhism , Jainism , Vedanta ) The true self of an individual beyond identification with phenomena , the essence of an individual . 1994 , John Hick , Death and Eternal Life , page 450, However , we have been led beyond this to a threefold analysis which in its western version is body-soul-spirit and in its eastern version body-mind- atman . 2005 , Bansi…
• English - Etymology: From Sanskrit आत्मन् ( ātmán , “ soul; self; essence ” ), from Proto-Indo-European (compare Old English ǣþm ( “ breath ” )).
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈɑːtman/
• English - Anagrams: manat manta