The Buddhist Doctrine Of Momentariness: A Surve... -

: Asserted that only the present moment is real; past and future are mere mental constructs.

The smallest partless unit of time in which a phenomenon arises and perishes. The Buddhist doctrine of momentariness: A surve...

The doctrine was not present in the earliest discourses of the Buddha, which were more pragmatic about change. It emerged as a systematic theory during the and was later refined by prominent scholars such as Vasubandhu , Dignāga , and Dharmakīrti . : Asserted that only the present moment is

: Instead of objects enduring over time, existence is seen as a rapid succession of discrete, momentary entities. momentary entities. : Nothing is static

: Nothing is static; the universe perishes and is "re-created" every instant.

The "stream" or continuum of causally linked momentary events that gives the appearance of a persistent object.