The following is a survey paper based on the origins and development of this doctrine, particularly drawing from the seminal work of Alexander von Rospatt, The Buddhist Doctrine of Momentariness: A Survey of the Origins and Early Phase of this Doctrine Up to Vasubandhu.
If an object is destined to perish, that potential for destruction must be inherent to its nature from the first moment of its existence. The Buddhist doctrine of momentariness: A surve...
The ( kṣaṇikavāda ) represents a radical interpretation of the fundamental concept of impermanence ( anitya ). While early Buddhism taught that all things are subject to change and decay, the later formal doctrine of momentariness posits that all existence is atomized into discrete, momentary events that vanish as soon as they arise. The following is a survey paper based on
Buddhist logicians like Dharmakīrti developed formal proofs for momentariness, arguing that if a thing were not momentary, it would be incapable of causal action. While early Buddhism taught that all things are
Rather than time being a continuous flow, phenomena are dissected into a succession of discrete entities.
