A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s9.11
A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s9.11
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³ On the term Ātman s. *Deussen*, ERE. II, 195 ff.; *Jacobi*, ERE. II, 801; *Dāsgupta*, History of Indian Philosophy, I, 25 f. According to Deussen, Ātman is "the most abstract, and therefore the best name which philosophy has found for its sole and eternal theme." Schopenhauer named his white poodle "**Ātman**," whereby, following the Vedantic doctrine, he desired to acknowledge the inner being as equal in man and beast." (*Hecker*, *loc. cit.*, p. 8.)