No Inner Core: An Introduction to the Doctrine of Anatta - BuddhaNet

deed denied existence in the ultimate sense by the
Buddha. But we may use terms such as self and ego to
describe a particular arrangement of the five khandhas
(aggregates) which give the illusory appearance of an
individual. As Sister Vajirà, an Arahant at the time of
the Buddha, said:
When all constituent parts are there,
The designation ‘cart’ is used;
Just so, where the five groups exist,
Of ‘living being’ do we speak. 19
In conclusion, the Sayadaw U Sãlànanda has given
us lectures on the anattà doctrine in which he uses
terms such as soul and self interchangeably. This is because
the doctrine of anattà was taught by the Buddha
from the point of view of the Fully Enlightened One, a
view which saw that all things are anattà. It is with this
wisdom that the lectures are given.
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