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gptkb:Vimalakirti_Nirdesa_Sutra
Vimalakirti Nirdeśa Sūtra
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gptkb:Tibetan_Buddhism
gptkb:Chinese_Buddhism
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gptkb:Buddhist_scripture
Mahayana literature
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upaya (skillful means)
nonduality
bodhisattva ideal
shunyata (emptiness)
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1st century CE
2nd century CE
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Tibetan translation
major Mahayana text
Kumarajiva Chinese translation
Xuanzang Chinese translation
emphasizes layperson's potential for enlightenment
influential in Zen tradition
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gptkb:Zen_Buddhism
gptkb:East_Asian_Buddhism
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gptkb:Shariputra
gptkb:Manjusri
gptkb:Vimalakirti
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Goddess and Shariputra dialogue
Buddha's Pure Land in Vimalakirti's room
Vimalakirti's silence
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gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Prakrit
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gptkb:Chinese_canon
gptkb:Tibetan_canon
Japanese canon
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gptkb:Diamond_Sutra
gptkb:Heart_Sutra
gptkb:Lotus_Sutra
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gptkb:Vaishali
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emptiness
skillful means
lay Buddhist practice
nonduality
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the equality of lay and monastic practitioners
the inexpressibility of ultimate truth
the power of silence
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gptkb:BDK_Tripitaka_Translation_Project
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The Vimalakirti Sutra
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