Soul Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Buddhism=== The traditional doctrine in [[Buddhism]] regarding the soul, self or ego is that it is non-existent as a separate, permanent entity. The non-existence of self ([[anatman]]), the impermanence of all things ([[anitya]]), and the suffering ([[dukkha]]) experienced by living beings due to attachment to ideas of self and permanence are central concepts in almost all [[Schools of Buddhism|Buddhist schools]]. The doctrine of [[Buddha-nature]], while sometimes misinterpreted as referring to a "true self" or "soul" of some kind, actually depends upon acceptance of the concept of [[anatman]] to be properly understood. <ref>{{cite web |title=The Significance Of 'Tathagatagarbha'- A Positive Expression Of 'Sunyata' |url=http://www.budsas.org/ebud/ebdha191.htm |access-date=2023-07-15|author-last=Shih|author-first=Heng-Ching}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page