The ( Kṣaṇikavāda ) is a radical philosophical extension of the core concept of impermanence ( anicca ). While early Buddhist teachings observed that all things eventually decay, the doctrine of momentariness posits that all conditioned phenomena exist for only an infinitesimally brief moment before vanishing and being replaced by a nearly identical successor. Core Tenets of Momentariness
: We perceive stable objects (like a table or a person) because the series of moments ( santāna ) occurs too fast for ordinary perception to detect the breaks, similar to how a movie film creates the illusion of smooth motion. The Buddhist doctrine of momentariness: A surve...
The "no-self" doctrine supported by momentariness, denying an unchanging core in beings. Criticisms from Rival Schools The ( Kṣaṇikavāda ) is a radical philosophical
The smallest partless unit of time in which a phenomenon arises and perishes. The "no-self" doctrine supported by momentariness
