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anicca

[ uh-nik-uh ]
/ əˈnɪk ə /
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noun Buddhism.

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

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Origin of anicca

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

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British Dictionary definitions for anicca

anicca
/ (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 existenceCompare anata, dukkha

Word Origin for anicca

Pali, literally: impermanence
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