The Sutra of the Teachings of Vimalakīrti

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Sutra_of_the_Teachings_of_Vimalakīrti
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gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Vimalakīrti_Nirdeśa_Sūtra
gptkb:Vimalakīrti_Sūtra
gptkbp:category Buddhist scripture
Mahayana literature
gptkbp:date 1st-2nd century CE
gptkbp:features Dialogues between Vimalakīrti and Buddhist disciples
gptkbp:genre gptkb:religion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sutra of the Teachings of Vimalakīrti
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Chinese_Buddhism
gptkb:Japanese_Buddhism
gptkb:Vietnamese_Buddhism
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Zen_Buddhism
gptkb:East_Asian_Buddhism
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:Vimalakīrti
gptkb:Śākyamuni_Buddha
Mańjuśrī
gptkbp:notableScene The silence of Vimalakīrti
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Tibetan_Kangyur
gptkb:Taishō_Tripiṭaka
gptkbp:setting Vaiśālī
gptkbp:subject Emptiness (śūnyatā)
Lay Buddhist practice
Nonduality
gptkbp:teaches Compassion
Wisdom
Bodhisattva path
Non-attachment
Skillful means (upāya)
gptkbp:theme The equality of lay and monastic practitioners
The inexpressibility of ultimate truth
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Tibetan
gptkb:Kumārajīva
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BDK_Tripitaka_Translation_Project
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8