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
The "no-self" doctrine supported by momentariness, denying an unchanging core in beings. Criticisms from Rival Schools The Buddhist doctrine of momentariness: A surve...
: Asserted that only the present moment is real; past and future are mere mental constructs. The ( Kṣaṇikavāda ) is a radical philosophical
: 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. Criticisms from Rival Schools : Asserted that only
The "stream" or continuum of causally linked momentary events that gives the appearance of a persistent object.