💀 Argument of impermanence (Buddhism)
=== an ❌ Argument of Non-Self (Buddhism)==
- 💪 Rūpa is impermanent:
- all the parts of the body are constantly being replaced—at the level of the molecules that make up our cells
- Vedana is impermanent:
- feelings fade away, ⚾ Dependent Origination
- 👁️ Samjna is impermanent:
- 🥶 Samskara is impermanent:
- numerically distinct desires, caused by ⚾ Dependent Origination
- 🪶 Principle of Lightness → favorable over In-the-closest argument
- 🧠 Vijnana is impermanent:
- Consciousness originates in dependence on sense-object contact (= ⚾ Dependent Origination)
- If there were a self it would be permanent
- (Implicit premise): The five Skandhas are exhaustive
→ Conclusion: Therefore there is no self