Parent:: [[Tilakkhana|Tilakkhaṇa]], [[Sanna|Saññā]]
Related:: [[Sankhata|Saṅkhata]]
# Anicca — All that arises, passes away (It is Indeterminable)
> [!INFO] What is anicca?
***"Uppādavayaṭṭhena aniccā"*** — in Anapanassatikatha ([ps1.3](https://suttacentral.net/ps1.3/pli/ms))
>
> **All that arises, passes away**, and **hence anicca**.
![[SN56.11 Dhammacakkappavattanasutta#^kondanna-sees]]
^kondanna-sees
## Anicca, due to [[Sankhata|Saṅkhata]]
![[Sankhata#^3-characteristics]]
## All [[Sankhara]] is Anicca!
![[DN16 Mahāparinibbānasutta#^anicca-vata-sankhara]]
![[Dhp - 20. Maggavagga#^anicca-dukkha-anatta]]
## Impermanence?
> [!warning] "Impermanence"?
> - The Pali word *Anicca* does **NOT** mean ***"impermanence"*** — which is instead meant by the Sanskrit word ***"Anitya"***
> - A close Indian world would be "Anishchit", which means Uncertain, as also indicated by [[Ajahn Chah]]
## Videos
- (2023-06-15) How should I understand Anicca / Anitya & Anatta / Anatman ([Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-O7D7ol_HU))
> [!examples] Great Videos to help see Anicca nature:
> - Aging movie stars: [video](https://youtu.be/4qILUJo4eLE)
> - girl from 0-100: [video](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x7H-yKjczBQ)
> - girl from 0-100 (slow): [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRqPJdgdnIM)
> - 0-100 men: [video](https://youtu.be/kz9WXFEpMi8)
> - 0-100 girl: [video](https://youtu.be/ZqHFBrV-oOc)
> - Decaying fruit: [video](https://youtu.be/xmW0SXBkRKo)
## Suttas
- [[SN22.45 Aniccasutta]]
- SN22.21 Ānandasutta ([Video](https://youtu.be/ewbIvcf7U5s), [link](https://suttacentral.net/sn22.21/en/sujato))
- Buddha to Ananda on what is "nirodho", using 7 lakkhana -- aniccaṁ saṅkhataṁ paṭiccasamuppannaṁ khayadhammaṁ vayadhammaṁ virāgadhammaṁ nirodhadhammaṁ
- The account of the going forth of Sāriputta and Moggallāna ([[link|link]], [link](https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-kd1/en/brahmali))
- When seeing Assaji
- “yaṁ kiñci samudayadhammaṁ sabbaṁ taṁ nirodhadhamman”ti.
- AN7.66 Sattasūriyasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an7.66/en/sujato))
- Buddha describes the "doomsday" scenes on what happens when there are 7 suns — and why oceans, mountains (Sineru), and everything (including Jhana) is anicca