In Unraveling the Intent, the Buddha gives a systematic overview of his three great cycles of teachings, which he refers to in this text as the “three Dharma wheels” (tridharmacakra). In the process of delineating the meaning of these doctrines, the Buddha unravels several difficult points regarding the ultimate and relative truths, the nature of reality, and the contemplative methods conducive to the attainment of complete and perfect awakening, and he also explains what his intent was when he imparted teachings belonging to each of the three Dharma wheels. In unambiguous terms, the third wheel is proclaimed to be of definitive meaning. Through a series of dialogues with hearers and bodhisattvas, the Buddha thus offers a complete and systematic teaching on the Great Vehicle, which he refers to here as the Single Vehicle. (Source: 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha)
| Citation | Forgues, Gregory (Buddhavacana Translation Group), trans. Unraveling the Intent (Saṃdhinirmocana). 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha, 2022. https://read.84000.co/translation/toh106.html. |
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- Saṃdhinirmocanasūtra - Āryasaṃdhinirmocananāmamahāyānasūtra - ('Phags pa dgongs pa nges par 'grel pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo). (D 106) mdo sde, ca 1b1-55b7 (vol. 49). rKTs, Columbia AIBS, ACIP,
