The Sutra of the Teachings of Vimalakīrti

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gptkbp:category	gptkb:Buddhist_scripture Mahayana literature
gptkbp:date	1st-2nd century CE
gptkbp:features	Dialogues between Vimalakīrti and Buddhist disciples
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gptkbp:importantFor	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Chinese_Buddhism gptkb:Japanese_Buddhism gptkb:Vietnamese_Buddhism
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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
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http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Sutra of the Teachings of Vimalakīrti