ANICCA

Meaning of ANICCA in English

əˈnikə noun

( -s )

Etymology: Pali, from Sanskrit anitya not eternal, from a- a- (II) + nitya eternal

Buddhism : evanescence or impermanence of existence

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

ANICCA — /euh nik"euh/ , n. Buddhism. the cycle of birth, growth, decay, and death through which every living thing must pass. …
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ANICCA — ( (Pali), ) Sanskrit Anitya, in Buddhism, the doctrine of impermanence, one of the basic characteristics of all existence. Anicca, …
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IMPERMANENCE — (Sanskrit: anitya, Pali: anicca) This term refers to the Buddhist notion that all things of samsara are impermanent. Once created, …
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THREE SIGNS OF BEING — Buddhism. the three characteristics of every living thing, which are anicca, or impermanence, dukkha, or suffering, and anatta, or the …
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DUKKHA — ( (Pali), ) Sanskrit Duhkha (sorrow, suffering, imperfection, or spiritual anguish), in Buddhist thought, the true nature of all existence. …
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ANATTA — ((Pali: non-self, or substanceless), ) Sanskrit Anatman, in Buddhism, the doctrine that there is in humans no permanent, underlying substance …
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VIPASSANA — n. In Theravada Buddhism, a method of insight meditation. It aims at developing understanding of the nature of reality by …
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