anicca

American

[uh-nik-uh] / əˈnɪk ə /

noun

Buddhism.

the cycle of birth, growth, decay, and death through which every living thing must pass.

anicca British

/ ˈænikə /

noun

(in Theravada Buddhism) the belief that all things, including the self, are impermanent and constantly changing: the first of the three basic characteristics of existence Compare anata dukkha

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Etymology

Origin of anicca

< Pali < Sanskrit anitya not everlasting, equivalent to a- a- ⁶ + nitya eternal

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