three marks of existence en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of Pali tilakkhaṇa, Sanskrit त्रिलक्षण (trilakṣaṇa).
Meanings
- (plural, plural-only) In the Pali tradition of the Theravada school, the three marks are
- (plural, plural-only) sabbe saṅkhārā aniccā – all saṅkhāras (conditioned things) are impermanent
- (plural, plural-only) sabbe saṅkhārā dukkhā – all saṅkhāras are unsatisfactory, imperfect, unstable
- (plural, plural-only) sabbe dhammā anattā – all dharmas (conditioned or unconditioned things) have no unchanging self or soul
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the three marks of existence | Number=Plur | canonical | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
th ไตรลักษณ์ (three characteristics of all phenomena) · fi kolme olemassaolon merkkiä (three characteristics of all phenomena) · km ត្រៃលក្ខណ៍ (three characteristics of all phenomena) · my လက္ခဏာရေးသုံးပါး (three characteristics of all phenomena) · new त्रिलक्षण (three characteristics of all phenomena) · vi tam pháp tướng (three characteristics of all phenomena) · cmn 三法印 (three characteristics of all phenomena) · ko 삼법인 (three characteristics of all phenomena) · es tres características de la existencia (three characteristics of all phenomena) · vi tam pháp ấn (three characteristics of all phenomena) · pi tilakkhaṇa (three characteristics of all phenomena) · ja 三法印 (three characteristics of all phenomena)