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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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Example Sentences

In Buddhism, anicca is one of the three signs of existence, the others being dukkha, or suffering, and anatta, or non-selfhood.

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Anicca, or impermanence, they call it.

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