Ātman

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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.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Atman 17
Ātman canonical 3
Rama as inner Self of all beings 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ
Rāja Yoga ⓘ
linked to: Raja Yoga
hasLanguage Sanskrit ⓘ
hasMeaning inner self ⓘ
self ⓘ
soul ⓘ
true self ⓘ
hasPluralForm ātmānaḥ in Sanskrit grammar ⓘ
identifiedWith Brahman in Advaita Vedānta ⓘ
isCentralTo Hindu philosophy ⓘ
Upaniṣadic thought ⓘ
Vedānta ⓘ
linked to: Vedanta
isDeniedBy Buddhist doctrine of anātman ⓘ
isDescribedAs inner controller ⓘ
seer of all mental states ⓘ
witness consciousness ⓘ
isDiscussedIn Bhagavad Gītā ⓘ
linked to: Bhagavad Gita

Brahma Sūtras ⓘ
linked to: Brahma Sutras

Upaniṣads ⓘ
linked to: Upanishads
isKeyConceptIn Advaita Vedānta ⓘ
linked to: Advaita Vedanta

Dvaita Vedānta ⓘ
linked to: Dvaita

Sāṃkhya ⓘ
linked to: Samkhya

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta ⓘ
linked to: Vishishtadvaita

Yoga philosophy ⓘ
isNot empirical personality ⓘ
physical entity ⓘ
isPartOf Indian philosophy ⓘ
Indian spirituality ⓘ
linked to: Indian religions
isRelatedConcept Puruṣa in Sāṃkhya ⓘ
linked to: Purusha

Tathāgatagarbha in some Buddhist interpretations ⓘ
isSubjectOf non-dual realization in Advaita Vedānta ⓘ
realizationLeadsTo mokṣa ⓘ
relatedTo Brahman ⓘ
translatedAs Self with capital S ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (24)

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

Katha Upanishad → associatedConcept → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Kena Upanishad → subject → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Praśna Upanishad → associatedWith → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Aitareya Upanishad → focusesOn → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Turiya → isRelatedTo → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Mandukya Karika → centralConcept → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Adhyatma Ramayana → portrays → Rama as inner Self of all beings ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Sanatsujata → teachesConcept → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
The Real and the Apparent Man → exploresConcept → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
The Vedanta → explainsConcept → Atman ⓘ
subject linked to: “The Vedanta”
linked to: Ātman
Hindu philosophy → recognizesConcept → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Purusha → relatedConcept → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Kanva Upanishads → concerns → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Maitri Upanishad → discusses → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Nachiketa → associatedWithConcept → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Maitreyi Brāhmaṇa → focusesOn → Ātman (Self) ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Siddhartha → exploresConcept → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Vaisesika Sutra → discusses → soul (atman) ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Amrutanubhav → keyConcept → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
True Nature → inAdvaitaVedantaOftenEquatedWith → Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman
Occult Science: An Outline → centralConcept → spirit man (Atman) ⓘ
linked to: Ātman