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Definition of Atman
1. n. The life principle, soul, or individual essence.
Definition of Atman
1. Noun. (context: Hinduism) The soul; one's true self. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Atman
1. the individual soul in Hinduism [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atman
Literary usage of Atman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Philosophy of the Upanishads by Paul Deussen (1908)
"Theology (Doctrine of Brahman or the atman). The atman is the knowing subject
within us. This knowing subject is " the loftiest height of all that can be ..."
2. The Six Systems of Indian Philosophy by Friedrich Max Müller (1899)
"This transition of meaning in atman offers a curious parallel to that of As, ...
But in other passages atman signifies simply the inmost nature of anything, ..."
3. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1904)
"It was a discussion of the Brahman theory of the atman with which Prof. ...
The atman or the self is the real doer. Mot the eyes see, but the atman through ..."
4. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the by Friedrich Max Müller (1879)
"As with us the Self transcends the I, the atman with the Hindus transcended the
... the inward Self, as far beyond the Ego. atman, THE OBJECTIVE SELF. ..."
5. The Hibbert Lectures by Hibbert Trust (1880)
"atman differs from words which in other languages, after originally expressing
breath, came to mean life, spirit, and soul. It lost its meaning of breath at ..."
6. The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to by Maurice Bloomfield (1908)
"... of the atman, "breath," as life principle—atman, the soul of the Universe—Brahma,
the spiritual essence of the Universe—Fusion of atman and Brahma—Maya, ..."
7. Outlines of Mahaŷâna Buddhism by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1907)
"Suppose, on the other hand, there were an atman behind every particular being;
suppose, too, it were absolute and permanent and self-acting; ..."
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