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the law of arising and ceasing; the law of creation and destruction
A Buddhist yojijukugo expressing the fundamental truth that all conditioned phenomena arise and pass away. Used in doctrinal or philosophical contexts.
諸行無常、是生滅法という言葉は仏教の根本的な教えの一つです。
The phrase 'All things are impermanent; this is the law of arising and ceasing' is one of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism.
諸行無常 is a broader term for the impermanence of all things, while 是生滅法 specifically refers to the law or principle of arising and ceasing.
A yojijukugo derived from Buddhist scripture, combining 是 (this), 生 (birth/arising), 滅 (cessation/destruction), and 法 (law/principle). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with the teaching of impermanence.