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anicca

Buddhist theory that all aspects and attributes of life are transient and undergoing constant change. It is one of the three signs of existence in Buddhism, together with dukkha (suffering) and anatta (impersonality or no self).

The concept of anicca declares that all living things grow old and die or perish, happiness turns to sadness and vice versa, and nothing is static – even mountains gradually erode.



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All things pass: Sic mundi Gloria transit (All the glory of the world passes), or the Pali sutra: Anicca bata sankara (All compounded phenomena is impermanent)--more exotic sounding if slightly more obscure in translation.
Another is to count beads while repeating in her mind the words anicca, dukkha and anatta.
Anicca Pierre-Fils is a 23-year-old university student from Haiti working on a degree in business while also serving as a home visitor for Even Start.
 
 
 
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