Re: Nicca

Dear Stephen,

For a start, I found the following in the .tiikaa to the
Abhidhaanppadiipikaa:

naasabhaavena na icca.m na gantabba.m nicca.m, naasa.m vaa na gacchatiiti
nicca.m. (Abh-.t ad Abh 41 -- CSCD version 3 disk)

Here, the derivation of 'nicca.m' is: na + icca (f.p.p. of the verbal root
i -- go, move). I looked up 'nitya' in Apte's Skt. dictionary and found this
derivation on p.898: [niyamena niyata.m vaa bhava.m ni-ty-p; cf. P.
IV.2.104. vaart.]. I'm away from my library and can't look up the vaartika
for a few more days. Not sure if the 'ni' refers to the prefix or to a
coalescence of 'na' + 'i'. I'll look further and report back if I can find
more on what you're looking for--such as a definition or synonyms given in
the a.t.thakathaas or .tiikaas.

Best wishes,
Jim

> Dear all,
>
> I am looking for a definition of "nicca" (permanence) in the Atthakatha or
> elsewhere.  I have searched but nothing inmediately catches my attention.
> Have I missed something perhaps.
>
> Any guidance gratefully received.
>
> Best wishes,
> Stephen Hodge