three marks of existence noun[plural only]4 •In the Pali tradition of the Theravada school, the three marks are •sabbe saṅkhārā aniccā – all saṅkhāras (conditioned things) are impermanent •sabbe saṅkhārā dukkhā – all saṅkhāras are unsatisfactory, imperfect, unstable •sabbe dhammā anattā – all dharmas (conditioned or unconditioned things) have no unchanging self or soul