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

: Later incorporated momentariness through commentaries like Buddhaghosa’s Visuddhimagga , particularly to explain how karma continues across the threshold of death. Philosophical and Ethical Implications

: Reframed momentariness within "consciousness-only," viewing external objects as streams of momentary mental events.

The ( Kṣaṇikavāda ) is a radical philosophical extension of the core concept of impermanence ( anicca ). While early Buddhist teachings observed that all things eventually decay, the doctrine of momentariness posits that all conditioned phenomena exist for only an infinitesimally brief moment before vanishing and being replaced by a nearly identical successor. Core Tenets of Momentariness

The "no-self" doctrine supported by momentariness, denying an unchanging core in beings. Criticisms from Rival Schools

: Instead of objects enduring over time, existence is seen as a rapid succession of discrete, momentary entities.