3 marks of existence: conditioned vs unconditioned things?
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The Wikipedia page for "the 3 marks of existence" differentiates between "conditioned things" and "unconditioned things" like so:
> The three marks are:
> 1. sabbe saṅkhārā aniccā — "all saṅkhāras
> (conditioned things) are impermanent"
> 2. sabbe saṅkhārā dukkhā — "all
> saṅkhāras are unsatisfactory"
> 3. sabbe dhammā anattā — "all dharmas
> (conditioned or unconditioned things) are not self"
The Buddha said "I teach one thing and one thing only. Suffering and the end of suffering."
Within that context:
1. What is the difference between a "conditioned thing" and an "unconditioned thing"?
2. How does that difference give meaning to the 3 marks?
3. How does this meaning point towards "the end of suffering"?
Asked by Alex Ryan
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Mar 16, 2021, 07:39 PM
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