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anicca

[ uh-nik-uh ]

noun

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


anicca

/ ˈænikə /

noun

  1. (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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Word History and Origins

Origin of anicca1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of anicca1

Pali, literally: impermanence

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