Impermanence (Pāli: anicca) expresses the Buddhist notion that all compounded or conditioned phenomena (all things and experiences) are inconstant, unsteady, and impermanent. Everything we can experience through our senses is made up of parts, and its existence is dependent on external conditions. Everything is in constant flux, and so conditions and the thing itself are constantly changing. Things are constantly coming into being, and ceasing to be. Since nothing lasts, there is no inherent or fixed nature to any object or experience. According to the doctrine of impermanence, life embodies this flux in the aging process, the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), and in any experience of loss. The doctrine asserts that because things are impermanent, attachment to them is futile and leads to suffering (dukkha). COUNT 7
QSN1 What is the meaning of impermanence in Buddhism? ANS1 all compounded or conditioned phenomena (all things and experiences) are inconstant, unsteady, and impermanent QSN2 According to the Buddhist doctrine of impermanence, how does life express impermanence? ANS2 in the aging process, the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), and in any experience of loss QSN3 Why is attachment to things futile? ANS3 because things are impermanent QSN4 What is in a constant flux? ANS4 Everything QSN5 Everything is continuously coming into being and what? ANS5 ceasing to be QSN6 The cycle of rebirth is also called what? ANS6 saṃsāra QSN7 According to doctrine, because all thing don't last, attachment can lead to what? ANS7 suffering