A Buddhist monk teaches that clinging to relationships causes suffering. Which of the Three Marks of Existence most directly supports this teaching?

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A Buddhist monk teaches that clinging to relationships causes suffering. Which of the Three Marks of Existence most directly supports this teaching?

Accepted Answer

Anicca, because all relationships are impermanent and will change or end — Anicca (impermanence) most directly supports this teaching: relationships are conditioned phenomena that inevitably change or end, so clinging to them leads to dukkha. While anatta is relevant (there is no permanent self in the relationship), it is anicca that most directly explains why clinging to relationships causes suffering. Dukkha is the result of clinging, not its cause, and relationships are not caused by bad karma.

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Dukkha, because relationships are always painful from the beginning

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Anatta, because relationships have no real existence

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Anicca, because relationships are caused by bad karma

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Anicca, because all relationships are impermanent and will change or end

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