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  1. anicca

    Impermanence, also known as the philosophical problem of change, is a philosophical concept addressed in a variety of religions and philosophies. In Eastern philosophy it is notable for its role in the Buddhist three marks of existence. It is also an element of Hinduism. In Western philosophy it is most famously known through its first appearance in Greek philosophy in the writings of Heraclitus and in his doctrine of panta rhei (everything flows). In Western philosophy the concept is also referred to as becoming.

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  1. Anicca

    Impermanence, also called Anicca or Anitya, is one of the essential doctrines and a part of three marks of existence in Buddhism. The doctrine asserts that all of conditioned existence, without exception, is "transient, evanescent, inconstant". The teaching that nothing in this world is permanent.


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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of anicca in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of anicca in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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