adjective · nicca 1 · nicca 3
constant
constant, permanent, enduring; invariable; (iic often: constantly, always)
Nicca (adjective) [Vedic nitya, adjective-formation from ni, meaning "downward" = onward, on and on; according to Grassmann ( Wtb. z. R̥Veda ) originally "inwardly, homely"] constant, continuous, permanent D III 31; S I 142; II 109, 198; IV 24 f., 45, 63; A II 33, 52; V 210; Paṭis II 80; Vibh 335, 426. In chain of synonyms: nicca dhuva sassata avipariṇāmadhamma D I 21; S III 144, 147; see below anicca, — neuter adverb niccaṃ perpetually, constantly, always (synonym sadā) M I 326; III 271; Snp 69, 220, 336; Dhp 23, 109, 206, 293; Ja I 290; III 26, 190; Nidd II §345 (= dhuvakālaṃ); Pv-a 32, 55, 134. Far more frequent as anicca (adjective; aniccaṃ neuter n.) unstable, impermanent, inconstant; (neuter) evanescence, inconstancy, impermanence. — The emphatic assertion of impermanence (continuous change of condition) is a prominent axiom of the Dhamma, and the realization of the evanescent character of all things mental or material is one of the primary conditions of attaining right knowledge: (anicca-saññaṃ manasikaroti to perceive [was: ponder over the idea of] impermanence S II 47; III 155; V 132; Paṭis II 48 f., 100; Pv-a 62 etc. — kāye aniccānupassin realizing the impermanence of the body (together with vayānupassin and nirodha°) S IV 211; V 324, 345; Paṭis II 37, 45 f., 241 f. See anupassanā). In this import anicca occurs in many combinations of similar terms, all characterising change, its consequences and its meaning, especially in the famous triad "aniccaṃ dukkhaṃ anattā" (see dukkha II 2), e.g. S III 41, 67, 180; IV 28 (sabbaṃ), 85 f., 106 f.; 133 f. Thus anicca addhuva appāyuka cavanadhamma D I 21. anicca + dukkha S II 53 (yad aniccaṃ taṃ dukkhaṃ); IV 28, 31, V 345; A IV 52 (anicce dukkha-saññā); M I 500 (+ roga etc.); Nidd II §214 (the same cf. roga). anicca dukkha vipariṇāma-dhamma (of kāmā) D I 36. anicca-saññī anatta-saññī A IV 353; etc. Opposed to this ever-fluctuating impermanence is Nibbāna (q.v.), which is therefore marked with the attributes of constancy and stableness (cf. dhuva, sassata amata, vipariṇāma). — See further for reference S II 244 f. (saḷāyatanaṃ a.), 248 (dhātuyo); III 102 (rūpa etc.); IV 131, 151; A II 33, 52; V 187 f., 343 f.; Snp 805; Paṭis I 191; II 28 f., 80, 106; Vibh 12 (rūpa etc.), 70 (dvādasāyatanāni), 319 (viññāṇā), 324 (khandhā), 373; Pv-a 60 (= ittara). -kālaṃ (adverb) constantly Nidd II §345; -dāna a perpetual gift D I 144 (cf. Sv I 302); -bhatta a continuous food supply (for the bhikkhus) Ja I 178; Vv-a 92; Pv-a 54; -bhattika one who enjoys a continuous supply of food (as charity) Vin II 78; III 237 (= dhuva-bhattika); IV 271; -saññā (and adjective saññin) the perception [was: consciousness or idea] of permanence (adjective having etc.) A II 52; III 79, 334; IV 13, 145 f.; Nett 27; -sīla the uninterrupted observance of good conduct Vv-a 72; Pv-a 256.
【形】 不變的，連續的，長備的。~kālaṃ,【副】 時常地，不變地。~dāna,【中】 永久的佈施。~bhatta,【中】 連續不斷的糧食。~sīla,【中】 不間斷的守戒。
(adj, adj) permanent; lasting; ordered; stable; reliable; immutable constant, continuous, permanent Construction: ni + tya
(adj, adj, from ni) (gram) (of a rule) not optional; mandatory; necessary Construction: ni + tya
(adj, adj) regular; consistent; continuous; ongoing Construction: ni + tya