Atmanairatmya, Ātmanairātmya, Atman-nairatmya: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāĀtmanairātmya (आत्मनैरात्म्य) refers to “selflessness in oneself”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Then again, the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja uttered these verses to that Bodhisattva, the great being Guṇarājaprabhāsa: ‘(23) [...] The one whose mind (manas) is perfectly pure because of selflessness in oneself (ātmanairātmya), and who takes pleasure in the absence of any principle of living being (satva), while still engaging in the cause of all living beings, and makes them free from the twofold selflessnesses, he is the well defined (viniścita) religious discourses (dharmakathā). [...]’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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