The Sanskrit term Anityatādṛṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Anityatadrsti or Anityatadrishti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Anityatādṛṣṭi (अनित्यतादृष्टि) refers to the “view of impermanence”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 48).—Accordingly, “Although [the view] of impermanence (anityatādṛṣṭi) is an extremist view (antagrāhadṛṣṭi), the Buddha utilizes impermanence in order to save beings. It is the same with the theory of a beginningless saṃsāra; even though it may be an extremist [view], the Buddha uses it to save beings. In order to save beings and inspire disgust [for saṃsāra] in them, the Buddha posits [a saṃsāra] ‘without beginning’ but it isn’t true. Why? Because if there were a saṃsāra without beginning, [the Prajñāpāramitāsūtra] would not be talking here about an ‘emptiness of things without beginning’”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Partial matches: Drishti, Anityata.

Full-text: Antagraha, Antagrahadrishti.

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