1 differences buddhism 1.1 atman , anatta 1.2 epistemology 1.3 ontology differences buddhism atman , anatta advaita vedanta holds premise, soul exists, , soul (or self, atman) self evident truth . buddhism, in contrast, holds premise, atman not exist, , an-atman (or anatta, non-self) self evident . buddhists not believe @ core of human beings , living creatures, there eternal, essential , absolute called soul, self or atman . buddhists reject concept , doctrines associated atman, call atman illusion (maya), asserting instead theory of no-self , no-soul . buddhism, earliest days, has denied existence of self, soul in core philosophical , ontological texts. in contrast advaita describes knowing 1 s own soul identical brahman path nirvana, in soteriological themes, buddhism has defined nirvana blissful state when person realizes or has no self, no soul . epistemology the epistemological foundations of buddhism , advaita vedanta different. buddhism accepts 2 valid means reliable ,...