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**toksenveste** · 03-06-2012, 07:41 AM

In the Chinese Buddhism traditions (And I guess Mahayana in general), there is a concept of 3 marks of genuine Buddhism (3 Dharma seals), which are anicca, anatta and nirvana. The idea is that a Buddhist teaching must incorporate these 3 ideas. Otherwise, the teaching cannot be consider to be Buddhism. My speculation that anicca implies dukkha, so there is really no need to call it out separately, and that a teaching must have a goal, and that is why Nirvana in part of the seals.

Now whether or not 3 marks of genuine Buddhism is suppose to be the same as the 3 marks of existence, or what the contents should be, you can decide for yourself.

03-06-2012, 07:41 AM	#3
toksenveste Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 367 Senior Member	In the Chinese Buddhism traditions (And I guess Mahayana in general), there is a concept of 3 marks of genuine Buddhism (3 Dharma seals), which are anicca, anatta and nirvana. The idea is that a Buddhist teaching must incorporate these 3 ideas. Otherwise, the teaching cannot be consider to be Buddhism. My speculation that anicca implies dukkha, so there is really no need to call it out separately, and that a teaching must have a goal, and that is why Nirvana in part of the seals. Now whether or not 3 marks of genuine Buddhism is suppose to be the same as the 3 marks of existence, or what the contents should be, you can decide for yourself.
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