- a variation of impermanence.
impermanency
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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From Aryan India, through China, came Buddhism, with its vast doctrine of impermanency.
From Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints by Hearn, Lafcadio
Not greatly moved either by loving or disliking! overcoming all enemies by the force of his love! the welcome physician for all diseases, the one destroyer of impermanency!
From Sacred Books of the East by Various
For impermanency is the nature of things, more particularly in Japan; and the changes and the changers shall also be changed until there is found no place for them—and regret is vanity.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Hearn, Lafcadio
"The three reflections on the impermanency, suffering, and unreality of the body are three gates leading to the city of Nirwana."
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville
One wonders that the impermanency of his profession does not drive the actor to other vocations—perhaps "trades" were the better word, since the rank and file are better adapted to plumbing than to acting.
From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous
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