anatta
अनत्ता anattaNot-self; the Buddhist teaching that there is no permanent, enduring self, which distinguishes Buddhist karma from the Hindu atman.
Where this term appears
- Hinduism and Buddhism: the difference Essentials
Its signature doctrine is anatta , or anatman , "no-self": there is no permanent, unchanging essence anywhere, in persons or in things.
- The neighbours and the doubters Treatise
This is anatta , not-self, and it produces a famous puzzle the Buddhists spent centuries refining: if there is no enduring self, who is reborn, and who reaps the karma?