Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra
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The Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra is a foundational Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture that systematically expounds Yogācāra doctrines such as consciousness-only, the three natures, and the three turnings of the Dharma wheel.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
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Mahāyāna sūtra ⓘ Yogācāra text ⓘ |
| associatedSchool |
Vijñānavāda
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Yogācāra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalCollection |
Chinese Buddhist canon
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Tibetan Buddhist canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
definitive meaning
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paratantra-svabhāva ⓘ parikalpita-svabhāva ⓘ pariniṣpanna-svabhāva ⓘ provisional meaning ⓘ three turnings of the wheel of Dharma ⓘ vijñapti-mātra ⓘ |
| chineseTitle | 解深密經 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalSetting | taught by the Buddha in a celestial or exalted setting ⓘ |
| doctrine |
consciousness-only
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dependent origination ⓘ emptiness ⓘ storehouse consciousness ⓘ three bodies of the Buddha ⓘ three natures ⓘ three turnings of the Dharma wheel ⓘ ālaya-vijñāna ⓘ |
| genre | sūtra ⓘ |
| historicalInfluenceOn |
Asaṅga
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Faxiang school NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Yogācāra-Madhyamaka interpretations ⓘ Vasubandhu NERFINISHED ⓘ Weishi school NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogācāra scholasticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| period | composed in the early centuries of the Common Era ⓘ |
| positionInTradition |
foundational text of Yogācāra
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systematic exposition of Yogācāra doctrines ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Buddhism
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Mahāyāna Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | Buddha-word ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue between Buddha and bodhisattvas ⓘ |
| tibetanTitle | dgongs pa nges par ’grel pa’i mdo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Sūtra Explaining the Thought
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Sūtra Unraveling the Intent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
classification of teachings
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hermeneutics of the three turnings ⓘ nature of ultimate truth ⓘ path of bodhisattvas ⓘ |
| viewOnScriptures | distinguishes definitive and interpretable teachings ⓘ |
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