impermanence

body and material things are "transient, not permanent" - a spiritual concept in Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism
Intangible religious_concept Q220797
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impermanence

Summary

impermanence is a religious concept[1]. impermanence is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • impermanence's religion is recorded as Indian religions[3].
  • impermanence's instance of is recorded as religious concept[4].
  • impermanence's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms[5].
  • impermanence's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6].
  • impermanence's partially coincident with is recorded as Impermanence[7].
  • impermanence's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'pi', 'text': '𑀓𑀦𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘'}[8].
  • impermanence's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'अनित्य'}[9].
  • impermanence's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'si', 'text': 'අනිච්ඡ'}[10].
  • impermanence's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'my', 'text': 'အနိစ္စ'}[11].
  • impermanence's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'อนิจจัง'}[12].
  • impermanence's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'bo', 'text': 'མི་རྟག་པ།'}[13].
  • impermanence's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '無常'}[14].
  • impermanence's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '無常'}[15].
  • impermanence's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '무상'}[16].
  • impermanence's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'vô thường'}[17].
  • impermanence's different from is recorded as Impermanence[18].
  • impermanence's different from is recorded as anātman[19].

Body

Definition and Type

impermanence's instance of is recorded as religious concept[4].

Why It Matters

impermanence is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview Indian religions
    Different from Impermanence, anātman
    Described by source A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Instance of religious concept
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