Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Vimalakirti_Nirdesa_Sutra
Vimalakirti Nirdeśa Sūtra |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Chinese_Buddhism
gptkb:Japanese_Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism |
| gptkbp:category |
Buddhist scripture
Mahayana literature |
| gptkbp:centralTeaching |
upaya (skillful means)
nonduality bodhisattva ideal shunyata (emptiness) |
| gptkbp:date |
1st century CE
2nd century CE |
| gptkbp:genre |
sutra
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Vimalakirti Sutra
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| gptkbp:importantFor |
Tibetan translation
major Mahayana text Kumarajiva Chinese translation Xuanzang Chinese translation emphasizes layperson's potential for enlightenment influential in Zen tradition |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Zen_Buddhism
gptkb:East_Asian_Buddhism |
| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Shariputra
gptkb:Manjusri gptkb:Vimalakirti |
| gptkbp:notableScene |
Goddess and Shariputra dialogue
Buddha's Pure Land in Vimalakirti's room Vimalakirti's silence |
| gptkbp:originalLanguage |
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Prakrit |
| gptkbp:preservedIn |
gptkb:Chinese_canon
gptkb:Tibetan_canon Japanese canon |
| gptkbp:relatedWork |
gptkb:Diamond_Sutra
gptkb:Heart_Sutra gptkb:Lotus_Sutra |
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Vaishali
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| gptkbp:subject |
emptiness
skillful means lay Buddhist practice nonduality |
| gptkbp:theme |
the equality of lay and monastic practitioners
the inexpressibility of ultimate truth the power of silence |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:BDK_Tripitaka_Translation_Project
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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