The Buddhist Doctrine Of Momentariness: A Surve... -

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

: Asserted that only the present moment is real; past and future are mere mental constructs. The Buddhist doctrine of momentariness: A surve...

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

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

The doctrine was not present in the earliest discourses of the Buddha, which were more pragmatic about change. It emerged as a systematic theory during the and was later refined by prominent scholars such as Vasubandhu , Dignāga , and Dharmakīrti .