# Canonical and Paracanonical Evidence that Anicca means Impermanence

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**Created:** [May 2, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/canonical-and-paracanonical-evidence-that-anicca-means-impermanence/1229 "2024-05-02T13:23:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![RobertK](https://classicaltheravada.org/user_avatar/classicaltheravada.org/robertk/32/1498_2.png) [@RobertK](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/RobertK)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 7:38am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/canonical-and-paracanonical-evidence-that-anicca-means-impermanence/1229/2 "2024-05-03T07:38:47Z")

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> [@Aniccaṃ = Impermanent](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/anicca-impermanent/1216/1):
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> Greetings in Dhamma! I am currently engaging with a member of the Waharaka movement in Sri Lanka, which have some quite unorthodox philological takes of certain Pāḷi words with which I do not agree. Among their peculiar interpretations is that aniccaṃ ultimately refers to “non-liking” or “not according to one’s wishes” (i.e., what would be proper Pāḷi: anicchaṃ). After a quick search, I found one instance in the canon that gives enough context to suggest that aniccaṃ means actually impermanenc…

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