This sutra was not
told by the Nirmanakaya or historical Buddha, but by the Sambhogakaya Buddha.
According to this sutra, it was told a long, long time before Buddha. And
Buddha, knowing that there was this kind of sutra before him, talked about the
sutra which had been told by the Sambhogakaya Buddha. The sutra was attributed
to Shakyamuni Buddha, but he told this sutra the way Vairocana Buddha told it a
long, long time before. ----------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 68-10-20 as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Going through Suzuki lectures and posting anything that can stand on its own. Not looking for zingers or "the best of." I find that following these excerpts daily provides another way to experience Suzuki's teaching. - DC
