Ātman

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Sanskrit term metaphysical concept philosophical concept religious concept

Ātman is the concept in Indian philosophy and spirituality referring to the innermost self or soul, regarded as the true, unchanging essence of an individual.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Atman 4

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sanskrit term ⓘ
metaphysical concept ⓘ
philosophical concept ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ
associatedWith liberation (mokṣa) ⓘ
considered eternal ⓘ
indestructible ⓘ
pure consciousness ⓘ
unchanging ⓘ
contrastedWith body ⓘ
ego ⓘ
mind ⓘ
personality ⓘ
describes innermost essence of an individual ⓘ
unchanging self ⓘ
differsFrom jīva in some traditions ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Brahman in some other Vedānta schools ⓘ
etymologyRoot Sanskrit root "an" meaning to breathe ⓘ
goalOfRealizationIn Hindu spiritual practice ⓘ
Jnana Yoga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rāja Yoga NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLanguage Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMeaning inner self ⓘ
self ⓘ
soul ⓘ
true self ⓘ
hasPluralForm ātmānaḥ in Sanskrit grammar ⓘ
identifiedWith Brahman in Advaita Vedānta ⓘ
isCentralTo Hindu philosophy ⓘ
Upaniṣadic thought ⓘ
Vedānta NERFINISHED ⓘ
isDeniedBy Buddhist doctrine of anātman ⓘ
isDescribedAs inner controller ⓘ
seer of all mental states ⓘ
witness consciousness ⓘ
isDiscussedIn Bhagavad Gītā NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brahma Sūtras NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upaniṣads NERFINISHED ⓘ
isKeyConceptIn Advaita Vedānta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dvaita Vedānta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sāṃkhya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yoga philosophy ⓘ
isNot empirical personality ⓘ
physical entity ⓘ
isPartOf Indian philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indian spirituality NERFINISHED ⓘ
isRelatedConcept Puruṣa in Sāṃkhya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tathāgatagarbha in some Buddhist interpretations ⓘ
isSubjectOf non-dual realization in Advaita Vedānta ⓘ
realizationLeadsTo mokṣa ⓘ
relatedTo Brahman NERFINISHED ⓘ
translatedAs Self with capital S ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Katha Upanishad → associatedConcept → Ātman ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atman
Praśna Upanishad → associatedWith → Ātman ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atman
Aitareya Upanishad → focusesOn → Ātman ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atman
Muṇḍaka Upanishad → focusesOn → Ātman ⓘ
Śvetāśvatara Upanishad → focusesOn → Ātman ⓘ
Kena Upanishad → subject → Ātman ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atman