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Originally Posted by happy soul
Sky, in classical Buddhist texts, they don't use the word ego. Yet modern Buddhist teachers, including those from Eastern countries, do use that word. But yes, Buddha himself probably didn't use it because the word itself may not have existed at that point in history.
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Yea according to the internet, the word ego was invented in 1714 and then made famous by Freud in 1894. It also became popular during the hippy movement in the late 60's. I really think the word did more harm than good because now days it's a noun, when really it's not something you have at all, it's something you do.