Pāli Dictionary

anicca

aprefixniccastem

Part of speech

adjective

Literal

not lasting; not perpetual

Antonyms

nicca

doctrine

  • impermanent; inconstant; not lasting (first of the three characteristics)

  • Dhp 277

    sabbe saṅkhārā aniccā

  • DN 16

    aniccā vata saṅkhārā, uppādavayadhammino

  • (as neuter noun) impermanence; instability

Encyclopedia

Anicca
Sutta

  • A discourse teaching that a disciple who realizes the impermanence of all aggregates is freed from rebirth.

SN 22.45

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