Atman

abstract · Philosophy · Level 10 · E9

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Emergence definition

Atman emerges from self and requires soul and consciousness.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “inner self” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word: आत्मन्
Origin language: Sanskrit

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

In other languages

inneres Selbst German primary
inner self English primary
ser interior Spanish primary
soi intérieur French primary
आत्मा Hindi primary
आत्मन् Sanskrit primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

Self L9 (requires)

Understanding self is foundational to atman.

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