Third Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
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The Third Turning of the Wheel of Dharma is a Mahayana Buddhist doctrinal phase emphasizing teachings on Buddha-nature, consciousness, and ultimate reality as found in texts like the Yogācāra and Tathāgatagarbha sutras.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist doctrinal classification
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Buddhist doctrinal phase ⓘ Mahayana Buddhist teaching ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide a more affirmative description of ultimate reality
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reconcile emptiness with Buddha-nature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cittamātra (Mind-Only) philosophy
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Tathāgatagarbha doctrine ⓘ Yogācāra school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Tathāgatagarbha sutras
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Yogācāra sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clarifies |
relationship between emptiness and mind
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ultimate reality as positive and luminous ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
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Second Turning of the Wheel of Dharma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
mind-only (cittamātra)
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non-dual cognition ⓘ |
| doctrinalFocus |
nature of consciousness
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ontology of Buddha-nature ⓘ positive description of ultimate truth ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Buddha-nature
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consciousness ⓘ ultimate reality ⓘ |
| follows | Second Turning of the Wheel of Dharma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | developed several centuries after the historical Buddha ⓘ |
| importantIn |
East Asian Mahayana
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Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTeachingOn |
innate purity of mind
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luminous mind ⓘ potential for all beings to attain Buddhahood ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian Buddha-nature theories
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Tibetan doxographical systems ⓘ Yogācāra-Madhyamaka syntheses in Tibet ⓘ |
| interprets | emptiness as non-dual awareness ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryTexts | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| linkedText |
Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra
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Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra (Mahayana) NERFINISHED ⓘ Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Tathāgatagarbha Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | no subsequent universally recognized turning ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| respondsTo | interpretations of emptiness in the Second Turning ⓘ |
| teaches |
Buddha-nature (tathāgatagarbha)
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storehouse consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna) ⓘ three natures (trisvabhāva) ⓘ |
| tradition | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
definitive by many Yogācāra and Tathāgatagarbha traditions
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provisional by some Madhyamaka scholars ⓘ |
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