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[[三転法輪]] (Jpn [[san-temborin]] ) | [[三転法輪]] (Jpn [[san-temborin]] ) | ||
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| + | Also, [[three turnings of the wheel of the Law]]. | ||
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| + | A {{Wiki|classification}} of [[Shakyamuni's]] [[lifetime]] teachings into [[three categories]] according to the [[order]] of their preaching, | ||
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| + | set forth by [[Chi-tsang]] (549-623), a systematizer of the [[doctrines]] of the [[Three Treatises]] ([[Sanlun]]) school in [[China]]. | ||
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| + | The [[thrice turned wheel of the Law]] consists of the [[root]] [[teaching]], the branch [[teaching]], | ||
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| + | and the [[teaching]] that unites the branch [[teaching]] with the [[root]] [[teaching]]. | ||
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| + | The [[root teaching]] represents the [[teaching]] that directly reveals the [[Buddha's]] [[enlightenment]] to [[bodhisattvas]] without employing [[expedient means]]. | ||
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| + | It corresponds to the one [[vehicle]] [[teaching]] of the [[Flower Garland Sutra]]. | ||
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| + | The branch [[teaching]] represents the three [[vehicle]] [[teaching]], which the [[Buddha]] expounded in accordance with the capacity of his listeners. | ||
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| + | It corresponds to the [[teaching]] of the [[Agama]], Correct and {{Wiki|Equal}}, and [[Wisdom sutras]]. | ||
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| + | The [[teaching]] that unites the branch [[teaching]] with the [[root teaching]] indicates the [[teaching]] that unites the three [[vehicle]] [[teaching]] with the one [[vehicle]] [[teaching]]. | ||
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| + | It corresponds to the [[Lotus Sutra]]. | ||
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Revision as of 00:37, 27 November 2015
thrice turned wheel of the Law
三転法輪 (Jpn san-temborin )
Also, three turnings of the wheel of the Law.
A classification of Shakyamuni's lifetime teachings into three categories according to the order of their preaching,
set forth by Chi-tsang (549-623), a systematizer of the doctrines of the Three Treatises (Sanlun) school in China.
The thrice turned wheel of the Law consists of the root teaching, the branch teaching,
and the teaching that unites the branch teaching with the root teaching.
The root teaching represents the teaching that directly reveals the Buddha's enlightenment to bodhisattvas without employing expedient means.
It corresponds to the one vehicle teaching of the Flower Garland Sutra.
The branch teaching represents the three vehicle teaching, which the Buddha expounded in accordance with the capacity of his listeners.
It corresponds to the teaching of the Agama, Correct and Equal, and Wisdom sutras.
The teaching that unites the branch teaching with the root teaching indicates the teaching that unites the three vehicle teaching with the one vehicle teaching.
It corresponds to the Lotus Sutra.
