無常
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Meanings
1
impermanence
Buddhist term for the transience of all things; often used in phrases like 諸行無常.
Antonyms: 常住
Impermanence of all things is one of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism.
2
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective, noun
mutable; uncertain; ever-changing; transitory
General use describing the fleeting, changeable nature of life or worldly things; often with a poetic or philosophical tone.
I feel the transience of life.
Precisely because the world is ever-changing, I want to live cherishing the present.
Expressions
- 無常の風wind of impermanence