Impermanence

6 books featuring this theme

Impermanence asserts the transitory nature of forms and conditions. It motivates detachment, memory practices, and valuations of what endures.

Dhammapada cover

Dhammapada

Anonymous

100 BCE

Indian, Buddhist

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter cover

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

Anonymous

900-1000 CE

East Asian, Japanese

Diamond Sutra cover

Diamond Sutra

Anonymous

401-868 CE

Indian, Buddhist

Tibetan Book of the Dead cover

Tibetan Book of the Dead

Padmasambhava

1300-1400 CE

Indian, Buddhist

Man’yōshū cover

Man’yōshū

Various

759 CE

East Asian, Japanese

Buddhacarita cover

Buddhacarita

Ashvaghosha

1-200 CE

Indian, Buddhist