...This chapter of the translation discusses the Buddha’s teaching career from both the exoteric and exoteric perspectives. The exoteric teachings are discussed under the rubric of the “three wheels of the doctrine” (when and where it was “turned,” who the patron and audience was, and the subject...

... themselves, treatises can also be said to belong to one or another of the three wheels. causal philosophical vehicle sādhana scripture sūtra treatises śāstra Deu Lde’u chronicles Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras Ratnuguṇa Saṃcaya Gāthā secret secrecy Sūtra that Unifies the Buddha’s Intentions Mdo dgongs ‘dus...