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The '''three marks of existence''' (Skt. ''trilaksaṇa''; Wyl. ''phyag rgya gsum'') designate the three characteristics of all [[conditioned]] phenomena. They are:
The '''three marks of existence''' (Skt. ''trilaksaṇa''; [[Wyl.]] ''phyag rgya gsum'') designate the three characteristics of all [[conditioned]] phenomena. They are:
*[[impermanence]] (Skt. ''anitya'')
*[[impermanence]] (Skt. ''anitya'')
*[[suffering]] (Skt. ''duhkha'')
*[[suffering]] (Skt. ''duḥkha'')
*[[selflessness]] (Skt. ''anātman'')
*[[selflessness]] (Skt. ''anātman'')



Latest revision as of 08:02, 20 February 2023

The three marks of existence (Skt. trilaksaṇa; Wyl. phyag rgya gsum) designate the three characteristics of all conditioned phenomena. They are:

They can be found in the Pali Canon[1]

Alternative Translations

  • the three seals of existence
  • the three characteristics of existence

Notes

  1. In texts such as the Dhammapada.

Further Reading

  • Dominique Side, Discovering Buddhism (Troubadour Publishing, 2022) Ch 10, pages 144-168

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