Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
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The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa | 1 |
| Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra canonical | 1 |
| Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra | 1 |
| Vimalakīrti Sūtra | 1 |
| Vimalakīrti-nirdeśa-sūtra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2624310 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra Context triple: [Mahayana sutras, includesText, Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra]
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A.
Diamond Sutra
The Diamond Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its profound teaching on emptiness and the illusory nature of phenomena, and is also one of the oldest known printed books in the world.
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B.
Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra is a brief but foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture that distills the doctrine of emptiness and is widely chanted and studied across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
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C.
Tathāgatagarbha sutras
The Tathāgatagarbha sutras are a group of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that teach all beings possess an innate Buddha-nature, emphasizing the inherent potential for enlightenment.
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D.
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
The Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) is a monumental Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its vast, visionary depiction of the cosmos and the interpenetration of all phenomena, especially influential in East Asian Buddhism.
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E.
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational Chan Buddhist scripture attributed to Huineng that expounds the doctrine of sudden enlightenment and the nature of mind.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra Target entity description: The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
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A.
Diamond Sutra
The Diamond Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its profound teaching on emptiness and the illusory nature of phenomena, and is also one of the oldest known printed books in the world.
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B.
Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra is a brief but foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture that distills the doctrine of emptiness and is widely chanted and studied across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
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C.
Tathāgatagarbha sutras
The Tathāgatagarbha sutras are a group of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that teach all beings possess an innate Buddha-nature, emphasizing the inherent potential for enlightenment.
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D.
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
The Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) is a monumental Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its vast, visionary depiction of the cosmos and the interpenetration of all phenomena, especially influential in East Asian Buddhism.
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E.
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational Chan Buddhist scripture attributed to Huineng that expounds the doctrine of sudden enlightenment and the nature of mind.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
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Mahayana Buddhist sutra ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
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surface form:
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra ⓘ
surface form:
Vimalakīrti Sūtra
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra ⓘ
surface form:
Vimalakīrti-nirdeśa-sūtra
|
| associatedWith |
Chan Buddhism
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Chinese Buddhism ⓘ Tiantai school ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Vimalakīrti ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
Buddha-land made pure chapter
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Vimalakīrti’s feigned illness ⓘ goddess and Śāriputra dialogue ⓘ inconceivable liberation chapter ⓘ silence of Vimalakīrti on non-duality ⓘ |
| doctrineType | Prajñāpāramitā-related teaching ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
equality of lay and monastic practitioners
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lay bodhisattva ideal ⓘ skillful means ⓘ |
| extantLanguage |
Classical Chinese
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Tibetan ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Avalokiteśvara
ⓘ
Manjushri ⓘ
surface form:
Mañjuśrī
Vimalakīrti ⓘ Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
surface form:
Śākyamuni Buddha
Śāriputra ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
emptiness
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non-duality ⓘ |
| genre | Mahāyāna sūtra ⓘ |
| illustrates | paradoxical and humorous teaching style ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian Buddhist thought
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concept of lay enlightenment in Buddhism ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginal | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| regionOfProminence |
China
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Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet
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| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| setting | Vaiśālī ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Tibetan Buddhist commentaries
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commentaries by Chinese Buddhist masters ⓘ |
| teaches |
emptiness of all dharmas
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emptiness of gender distinctions ⓘ inconceivable liberation ⓘ non-dual wisdom ⓘ non-duality of saṃsāra and nirvāṇa ⓘ |
| tradition |
Mahayana
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surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
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Subject: Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra Description of subject: The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra
this entity surface form:
Vimalakīrti Sūtra
this entity surface form:
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa
this entity surface form:
Vimalakīrti-nirdeśa-sūtra