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Historical context
Known in India and through influential Chinese and Tibetan translations, the work became important for its literary form and its presentation of accomplished lay practice.
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What is this text?
The narrative uses illness, debate, paradox, and silence to examine emptiness, nonduality, and the activity of a bodhisattva in the world.
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Key ideas
- Nonduality exceeds fixed formulations
- Lay and monastic practitioners both appear as serious interlocutors
- Compassionate activity takes many forms
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Selected passage
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Original-language text
विमलकीर्तिनिर्देशसूत्र
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English translation
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Sources & further reading
The Vimalakīrti Sutra
BDK English Tripiṭaka
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