Re-written May 26, 2019; revised June 13, 2020; August 23, 2022; December 3, 2022 Viết lại ngày 26/5/2019; chỉnh sửa ngày 13/6/2020; 23/8/2022; 3/12/2022 This post originally had the title, “Anicca – Inability to Maintain Anything.” I have re-written it with a new title to emphasize the meaning in the Dhammacakkappavattana Suttā (SN 56.11); for […]
Revised February 11, 2020; June 27, 2022 Chỉnh sửa ngày 11/2/2020; 27/6/2022 Introduction Dẫn nhập Anicca means “we cannot maintain anything to our satisfaction in the LONG RUN.” The time scale of existence is an important factor when contemplating the significance and implications of this fundamental characteristic of nature. Anicca nghĩa là “chúng ta không […]
Revised November 26, 2017; June 27, 2022; June 29, 2022 Chỉnh sửa ngày 26/11/2017; 27/6/2022; 29/6/2022 Saññā is normally translated as “perception,” but it has a much deeper meaning. Learning about anicca is the first step, but cultivating anicca saññā is critical. Saññā thường được dịch là “nhận thức,” nhưng nó mang ý nghĩa sâu […]
Revised November 26, 2017; major revision June 28, 2022; revised August 25, 2022 (#1) Chỉnh sửa ngày 26/11/2017; chỉnh sửa lớn ngày 28/6/2022; chỉnh sửa lại ngày 25/8/2022 (#1) It takes an effort to get the anicca saññā and get to the Sotāpanna stage. Reading about the anicca nature is not enough. Để đạt được […]
Revised July 14, 2018; June 15, 2019; re-written with the new title June 1, 2020; revised July 3, 2022 [Old Title: The Incessant Distress (“Pīḷana”) – Key to Dukkha Sacca] Sửa ngày 14/7/2018; 15/6/2019; viết lại với tựa mới ngày 01/6/2020; sửa ngày 3/7/2022 [Tựa cũ: The Incessant Distress (“Pīḷana”) – Key to Dukkha Sacca] […]
August 20, 2017; revised June 8, 2020 Ngày 20/8/2017; chỉnh sửa ngày 8/6/2020 Different Meanings of Anicca Những Ý Nghĩa Khác Nhau Của Anicca Anicca (pronounced “anichcha”) is a profound concept that has several meanings (impermanence is only a small part of it). We discussed one interpretation as “it is not possible to maintain anything […]
Anicca has been analyzed in several different ways in the Tipiṭaka. In the Patisambidhā Magga Prakarana in the Tipiṭaka, it is explained as, “uppāda vayattena anicca,” which means “(this world is) anicca because we just keep going through the birth (arising)/death (destruction) process.” Anicca được phân tích theo nhiều cách trong Tipiṭaka. Trong Patisambidhā Magga […]