The Third Turning of the Wheel: Wisdom of the Samdhinirmocana Sutra

by Tenshin Reb Anderson

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781930485792
Publisher:	Shambhala
Publication date:	08/01/2016
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	373 KB

About the Author

Reb Anderson moved to San Francisco from Minnesota, in 1967, to study Zen Buddhism with Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, who ordained him as a priest in 1970. Since then, Reb has continued to study at San Francisco Zen Center, which includes Beginner's Mind Temple at The City Center (San Francisco), Green Dragon Temple at Green Gulch Farm (near Muir Beach, California), and Zen Mind Temple (Carmel Valley, California). Reb served as abbot from 1986 to 1995 and is now a senior dharma teacher.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Foreword James William Coleman 1

Chapter 1 The Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma 5

Chapter 2 Thus Have I Heard 19

Chapter 3 The Nature of the Ultimate 27

Chapter 4 The Psychological Dimension 51

Chapter 5 The Three Characteristics of Phenomena 77

Chapter 6 The Lack of Own-Being of Phenomena 101

Chapter 7 Analyzing Meditation 131

Chapter 8 The Ten Stages and the Six Perfections 163

Chapter 9 The Deeds of the Tathagatas 177

Notes 207

Permissions 211

About the Author 213

About the Editor 215

From the Publisher 217

Index 219

Editorial Reviews

Reb Anderson moved to San Francisco from Minnesota, in 1967, to study Zen Buddhism with Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, who ordained him as a priest in 1970. Since then, Reb has continued to study at San Francisco Zen Center, which includes Beginner's Mind Temple at The City Center (San Francisco), Green Dragon Temple at Green Gulch Farm (near Muir Beach, California), and Zen Mind Temple (Carmel Valley, California). Reb served as abbot from 1986 to 1995 and is now a senior dharma teacher.

From the Publisher