無我 in Chinese / Japanese...

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wú wǒ

muga

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無我 is a more common way to say selflessness in Japanese. This literally means “no self,” or a better translation might be “not thinking of oneself.” 無我 is also understood in Chinese and Korean. 無我 is a very old word in CJK languages.

無我 is the word a Buddhist would use to express the idea of selflessness or unselfishness. For Korean Buddhists, it can mean self-renunciation.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
無我无我 see styles	wú wǒ wu2 wo3 wu wo muga むが	More info & calligraphy: Selflessness anatta (Buddhist concept of "non-self") (1) selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; (2) {Buddh} anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls; (female given name) Muga anātman; nairātmya; no ego, no soul (of an independent and self-contained character), impersonal, no individual independent existence (of conscious or unconscious beings, anātmaka). The empirical ego is merely an aggregation of various elements, and with their disintegration it ceases to exist; therefore it has nm ultimate reality of its own, but the Nirvāṇa Sūtra asserts the reality of the ego in the transcendental realm. The non-Buddhist definition of ego is that it has permanent individuality 常一之體 and is independent or sovereign 有主宰之用. When applied to men it is 人我, when to things it is 法我. Cf. 常 11.
二無我二无我 see styles	èr wú wǒ er4 wu2 wo3 erh wu wo ni muga	二無我 Custom Scroll The two categories of anātman: — 人無我 no (permanent) human ego, or soul; 法無我 no (permanent) individuality in or independence of self or of things.
人無我人无我 see styles	rén wú wǒ ren2 wu2 wo3 jen wu wo nin muga	人無我 Custom Scroll Man as without ego or permanent soul; cf. 人我 and 二無我. Other similar terms are 衆生無我; 生空; 人空 and我空.
法無我法无我 see styles	fǎ wú wǒ fa3 wu2 wo3 fa wu wo hō muga	法無我 Custom Scroll dharmanairātmya. Things are without independent individuality, i.e. the tenet that things have no independent reality, no reality in themselves. 法無我智 The knowledge or wisdom of the above.
無我修无我修 see styles	wú wǒ xiū wu2 wo3 xiu1 wu wo hsiu muga shu	無我修 Custom Scroll cultivation of selflessness
無我性无我性 see styles	wú wǒ xìng wu2 wo3 xing4 wu wo hsing muga shō	無我性 Custom Scroll selflessness
無我想无我想 see styles	wú wǒ xiǎng wu2 wo3 xiang3 wu wo hsiang muga sō	無我想 Custom Scroll conception of selflessness
無我所无我所 see styles	wú wǒ suǒ wu2 wo3 suo3 wu wo so mu gasho	無我所 Custom Scroll no objects of self
無我智无我智 see styles	wú wǒ zhì wu2 wo3 zhi4 wu wo chih muga chi	無我智 Custom Scroll cognition of selflessness
無我理无我理 see styles	wú wǒ lǐ wu2 wo3 li3 wu wo li mugari	無我理 Custom Scroll principle of selflessness
無我空无我空 see styles	wú wǒ kōng wu2 wo3 kong1 wu wo k`ung wu wo kung muga kū	無我空 Custom Scroll emptiness of no-self
無我義无我义 see styles	wú wǒ yì wu2 wo3 yi4 wu wo i muga gi	無我義 Custom Scroll meaning of no-self
無我見无我见 see styles	wú wǒ jiàn wu2 wo3 jian4 wu wo chien mu gaken	無我見 Custom Scroll lacking the view of self
無我觀无我观 see styles	wú wǒ guān wu2 wo3 guan1 wu wo kuan muga kan	無我觀 Custom Scroll contemplation of selflessness
空無我空无我 see styles	kōng wú wǒ kong1 wu2 wo3 k`ung wu wo kung wu wo kū muga	空無我 Custom Scroll Unreal and without ego. 空無邊處. v. 空處.
二無我智二无我智 see styles	èr wú wǒ zhì er4 wu2 wo3 zhi4 erh wu wo chih ni muga chi	二無我智 Custom Scroll The wisdom that recognizes the two categories of anātman, v. 四諦.
五蘊無我五蕴无我 see styles	wǔ yùn wú wǒ wu3 yun4 wu2 wo3 wu yün wu wo goun muga	五蘊無我 Custom Scroll five aggregates are without self
人法無我人法无我 see styles	rén fǎ wú wǒ ren2 fa3 wu2 wo3 jen fa wu wo ninbō muga	人法無我 Custom Scroll selflessness of persons and dharmas
人無我智人无我智 see styles	rén wú wǒ zhì ren2 wu2 wo3 zhi4 jen wu wo chih nin muga chi	人無我智 Custom Scroll The knowledge, or wisdom, of anātman, cf. 人無我.
思量無我思量无我 see styles	sī liáng wú wǒ si1 liang2 wu2 wo3 ssu liang wu wo shiryō muga	思量無我 Custom Scroll to contemplate selflessness
性空無我性空无我 see styles	xìng kōng wú wǒ xing4 kong1 wu2 wo3 hsing k`ung wu wo hsing kung wu wo shō kū muga	性空無我 Custom Scroll nature [of phenomena] is empty of self
法無我性法无我性 see styles	fǎ wú wǒ xìng fa3 wu2 wo3 xing4 fa wu wo hsing hō muga shō	法無我性 Custom Scroll selflessness of phenomena
法無我智法无我智 see styles	fǎ wú wǒ zhì fa3 wu2 wo3 zhi4 fa wu wo chih hō muga chi	法無我智 Custom Scroll cognition of the fact that dharmas lack their own distinct identity
無我の境 see styles	muganokyou / muganokyo むがのきょう	無我の境 Custom Scroll state of complete self-effacement; trance
無我夢中 see styles	mugamuchuu / mugamuchu むがむちゅう	無我夢中 Custom Scroll (noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
無我妙智无我妙智 see styles	wú wǒ miào zhì wu2 wo3 miao4 zhi4 wu wo miao chih muga myōchi	無我妙智 Custom Scroll marvelous no-self cognition
無我我所无我我所 see styles	wú wǒ wǒ suǒ wu2 wo3 wo3 suo3 wu wo wo so mu ga gasho	無我我所 Custom Scroll no I or mine
無我無人无我无人 see styles	wú wǒ wú rén wu2 wo3 wu2 ren2 wu wo wu jen muga munin	無我無人 Custom Scroll neither self nor person
無我立我无我立我 see styles	wú wǒ lì wǒ wu2 wo3 li4 wo3 wu wo li wo muga ryūga	無我立我 Custom Scroll to posit a self when there is no self
空無我聲空无我声 see styles	kōng wú wǒ shēng kong1 wu2 wo3 sheng1 k`ung wu wo sheng kung wu wo sheng kūmuga shō	空無我聲 Custom Scroll sound of selflessness of person

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Selflessness	無我无我	muga	wú wǒ / wu2 wo3 / wu wo / wuwo
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.