"three marks of existence" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: the three marks of existence [canonical, plural]
Etymology: Calque of Pali tilakkhaṇa, Sanskrit त्रिलक्षण (trilakṣaṇa). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|pi|tilakkhaṇa}} Calque of Pali tilakkhaṇa, {{der|en|sa|त्रिलक्षण}} Sanskrit त्रिलक्षण (trilakṣaṇa) Head templates: {{en-noun|p|def=1}} the three marks of existence pl (plural only)
  1. (Buddhism) In the Pali tradition of the Theravada school, the three marks are: Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (three characteristics of all phenomena): လက္ခဏာရေးသုံးပါး (lakhka.nare:sum:pa:) (Burmese), 三法印 (sānfǎyìn) (Chinese Mandarin), kolme olemassaolon merkkiä (Finnish), 三法印 (sanbōin) (alt: さんぼういん) (Japanese), ត្រៃលក្ខណ៍ (trailôkkhân៍) (Khmer), 삼법인 (sambeobin) (Korean), त्रिलक्षण (trilakṣaṇa) (Newar), tilakkhaṇa (Pali), tres características de la existencia [feminine, plural] (Spanish), ไตรลักษณ์ (dtrai-lák) (Thai), tam pháp ấn (Vietnamese), tam pháp tướng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-three_marks_of_existence-en-noun-wU9I73BG Categories (other): Buddhism, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Newar translations, Terms with Pali translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 18 20 23 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 43 17 18 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 34 15 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 16 17 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 16 16 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 47 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 44 20 17 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 45 20 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 49 18 15 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 49 18 15 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 45 20 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Newar translations: 47 18 17 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Pali translations: 80 7 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 55 16 14 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 44 22 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 49 18 15 17 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'three characteristics of all phenomena': 32 21 21 25
  2. sabbe saṅkhārā aniccā – all saṅkhāras (conditioned things) are impermanent Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-three_marks_of_existence-en-noun-3jq1GJzG Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 34 15 17
  3. sabbe saṅkhārā dukkhā – all saṅkhāras are unsatisfactory, imperfect, unstable Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-three_marks_of_existence-en-noun-DyHIfR4B Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 34 15 17
  4. sabbe dhammā anattā – all dharmas (conditioned or unconditioned things) have no unchanging self or soul Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-three_marks_of_existence-en-noun-pHkwGftX Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 34 15 17
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