Nicca, Ṅicca: 8 definitions
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Dhamma Dana: Pali English GlossaryN (Eternal, which does last). Permanence.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynicca : (adj.) constant; continuous; permanent.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNicca, (adj.) (Vedic nitya, adj. -formation fr. ni, meaning “downward�=onward, on and on; according to Grassmann (Wtb. z. Rig Veda) originally “inwardly, homely�) constant, continuous, permanent D. III, 31; S. I, 142; II, 109, 198; IV, 24 sq. , 45, 63; A. II, 33, 52; V, 210; Ps. II, 80; Vbh. 335, 426. In chain of synonyms: nicca dhuva sassata avipariṇāmadhamma D. I, 21; S. III, 144, 147; see below anicca, � nt. adv. Ծ� perpetually, constantly, always (syn. sadā) M. I, 326; III, 271; Sn. 69, 220, 336; Dh. 23, 109, 206, 293; J. I, 290; III, 26, 190; Nd2 345 (=dhuvakāla�); PvA. 32, 55, 134. �-� Far more frequent as anicca (adj.; aԾ� nt. n.) unstable, impermanent, inconstant; (nt.) evanescence, inconstancy, impermanence.—The emphatic assertion of impermanence (continuous change of condition) is a prominent axiom of the Dhamma, & the realization of the evanescent character of all things mental or material is one of the primary conditions of attaining right knowledge (: anicca-sañña� manasikaroti to ponder over the idea of impermanence S. II, 47; III, 155; V, 132; Ps. II, 48 sq. , 100; PvA. 62 etc.—kāye anicc’ânupassin realizing the impermanence of the body (together with vayânupassin & nirodha°) S. IV, 211; V, 324, 345; Ps. II, 37, 45 sq. , 241 sq. See anupassanā). In this import anicca occurs in many combinations of similar terms, all characterising change, its consequences & its meaning, esp. in the famous triad �aԾ� dukkha� anattā� (see dukkha II. 2), e.g. S. III, 41, 67, 180; IV, 28 (sabba�), 85 sq. , 106 sq.; 133 sq. Thus anicca addhuva appāyuka cavanadhamma D. I, 21. anicca+dukkha S. II, 53 (yad aԾ� ta� dukkha�); IV, 28, 31, V, 345; A. IV, 52 (anicce dukkhasaññā); M. I, 500 (+roga etc.); Nd2 214 (id. cp. roga). anicca dukkha vipariṇāmadhamma (of kāmā) D. I, 36. aniccasaññī anattasaññī A. IV, 353; etc. �-� Opposed to this ever-fluctuating impermanence is Nibbāna (q. v.), which is therefore marked with the attributes of constancy & stableness (cp. dhuva, sassata amata, vipariṇāma).—See further for ref. S. II, 244 sq. (saḷāyatana� a.), 248 (dhātuyo); III, 102 (rūpa etc.); IV, 131, 151; A. II, 33, 52; V, 187 sq. , 343 sq.; Sn. 805; Ps. I, 191; II, 28 sq. , 80, 106; Vbh. 12 (rūpa etc.), 70 (dvādasâyatanāni), 319 (viññāṇ�), 324 (khandhā), 373; PvA. 60 (=ittara).
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)1) nicca�
(Burmese text): (�) (က) အမြဲ၊ အမြဲတမ်း၊ အမြဲအပြတ်၊ ထာဝရ။ (�) မြဲသေ�- အချိန� အခါ၊ နေ့စဉ်နေ့တိုင်း။ (�) အခါခပ်သိမ်း၊ အချိန်တိုင်း။ (တ�) (�) မြဲသော၊ ခိုင်မြဲသော၊ ဖြစ်ပျက်မှ�-ကင်�-မရှ�-သော၊ အနိစ္စ၏ ဆန့်ကျင်ဖက်ဖြစ်သော။ (�) အမြဲမပြတ်ဖြစ်သော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) (a) Always, forever, permanently, eternally. (b) Consistent - every time, every day. (c) In every situation, at all times. (d) (2) Firm, stable, without occurrence - opposite of impermanence. (3) Never ceasing to exist.
2) nicca�
(Burmese text): အမြ�-အမြဲတမ်�-မမြဲမပြတ�-နေ့စဉ� နေ့တိုင်�-ပေးလှူအပ်သောဆွမ်း၊ နိစ္စဘတ်။
(Auto-Translation): A constant and unwavering daily offering, endless and perpetual, a humble gift.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṆicca (णिच्�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nitya.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNicca (ನಿಚ್�):�
1) [noun] a day (as the one following or preceding another day); the routine or ordinary day.
2) [noun] ನಿಚ್ಚಕ್ಕ� ಬರ� [niccakke baru] niccakke baru to come everyday (or regularly) for.
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Nicca (ನಿಚ್�):—[adverb] = ನಿಚ್ಚಂ [niccam].
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Nicca (ನಿಚ್�):�
1) [adjective] being for ever.
2) [adjective] recurring everyday or regularly.
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Nicca (ನಿಚ್�):—[noun] that which is lasting for ever; an everlasting or eternal.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryṄicca (ङिच्�):—adj. 1. to grin; 2. to be totally disappointed; to be perplexed; adv. to grin;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nicca, I, Bhatta, Na, Dhavala.
Starts with (+16): Nical, Nicca Sanna, Niccabhattika, Niccadana, Niccagattale, Niccaide, Niccakalam, Niccakkhu, Niccala, Niccalagolisu, Niccalagollu, Niccalagu, Niccalate, Niccalavakki, Niccale, Niccalisu, Niccalita, Niccalu, Niccalum, Niccam.
Full-text (+102): Niccata, Nicca Sanna, Niccasamadana, Niccadana, Niccanavaka, Niccabhattika, Niccasabhava, Niccapahamsita, Niccaparivara, Kutatthanicca, Niccapancasila, Niccadhitthita, Niccasampaggahita, Niccabhava, Niccanusittha, Niccakalam, Niccapatiyatta, Niccaggaha, Niccapipasita, Niccapaggharana.
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