"three marks of existence" meaning in English

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Noun

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}} three marks of existence pl (plural only)
  1. (Buddhism) Three characteristics of all phenomena: anicca (“impermanence”), dukkha (“suffering”) and anatta (“non-self”). Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Buddhism 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)
    Sense id: en-three_marks_of_existence-en-noun-h~YC9zge Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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