Third Turning of the Wheel: Wisdom of the Samdhinirmocana Sutra large type edition

"In his previous book, Being Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts, Reb Anderson Roshi described how we must become thoroughly grounded in conventional truth through the practice of compassion before we can receive the teachings of the ultimate truth. In The Third Turning of the Wheel, he introduces us to the next stage of our journey by invoking the wisdom of the Samdhinirmocana Sutra. According to Anderson, the main purpose behind this enigmatic sutra is to reconcile the apparent contradictions between the original teachings of the historical Buddha and the later teachings of Mahayana Buddhism. Anderson reflects on the great metaphysical questions proposed in the Samdhinirmocana Sutra-the nature of ultimate reality, the structure of human consciousness, the characteristics of phenomena, the stages of meditation, and the essential qualities of a buddha-with the clarity of a scholar and the insight of a practitioner"--

Explains that the main purpose of the Samdhinirmocana Sutra is to reconcile the contradictions between the original teachings of the historical Buddha and the later teachings of Mahayana Buddhism.



In his previous book, "Being Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts," Reb Anderson Roshi described how we must become thoroughly grounded in conventional truth through the practice of compassion before we can receive the teachings of the ultimate truth. In "The Third Turning of the Wheel," he introduces us to the next stage of our journey by invoking the wisdom of the "Samdhinirmocana Sutra."
According to Anderson, the main purpose behind this enigmatic sutra is to reconcile the apparent contradictions between the original teachings of the historical Buddha and the later teachings of Mahayana Buddhism. Anderson reflects on the great metaphysical questions proposed in the "Samdhinirmocana Sutra"--the nature of ultimate reality, the structure of human consciousness, the characteristics of phenomena, the stages of meditation, and the essential qualities of a buddha--with the clarity of a scholar and the insight of a practitioner.

Acknowledgments		xi
Foreword		1	(4)
James William Coleman
Chapter 1 The Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma		5	(14)
Chapter 2 Thus Have I Heard		19	(8)
Chapter 3 The Nature of the Ultimate		27	(24)
Chapter 4 The Psychological Dimension		51	(26)
Chapter 5 The Three Characteristics of Phenomena		77	(24)
Chapter 6 The Lack of Own-Being of Phenomena		101	(30)
Chapter 7 Analyzing Meditation		131	(32)
Chapter 8 The Ten Stages and the Six Perfections		163	(14)
Chapter 9 The Deeds of the Tathagatas		177	(30)
Notes		207	(4)
Permissions		211	(2)
About the Author		213	(2)
About the Editor		215	(2)
From the Publisher		217	(2)
Index		219