Hi Lal,
in my first post from July 23, 2018 at 4:12, I wrote:
“…Ahañcānanda, vacchagottassa paribbājakassa ‘atthattā’ti puṭṭho samāno ‘atthattā’ti byākareyyaṃ, api nu me taṃ, ānanda, anulomaṃ abhavissa ñāṇassa uppādāya: ‘sabbe dhammā anattā’”ti? ”
Here the last line in Pali says “sabbe dhamma anatta“: all dhamma are without substance or without essence. What is the meaning in relation to “a self exists”? Is it that a “self” would imply “essence”?
Could you please reply to that question?