- The
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa (Devanagari: विमलकीर्तिनिर्देश) (sometimes
referred to as the
Vimalakīrti Sūtra or
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra) is a
Buddhist text...
-
Vimalakīrti (Sanskrit: विमल
vimala "stainless, undefiled" + कीर्ति kīrti "fame, glory, re****tion") is a
bodhisattva and the
central figure in the Vimalakirti...
- co-founder and
president of the
Tibet House US New York. He
translated the
Vimalakirti Sutra from the
Tibetan Kanjur into English. He is the
father of actress...
- Nagaraja's
daughter to enlightenment. He also
figures in the
Vimalakīrti Sūtra in a
debate with
Vimalakīrti where he is
presented as a
Bodhisattva who discusses...
- the
wisest "Hinayana"
disciple had
difficulty understanding it. In the
Vimalakīrti Sūtra, Śāriputra is
depicted as
being unable to
grasp Mahayana doctrines...
- Mahāyāna and its texts. This is
partly based on some
texts like the
Vimalakirti Sūtra,
which praise lay
figures at the
expense of monastics. This theory...
- The
Teaching of
Vimalakīrti (Vimalakīrtinirdeśa),
originally titled in
French L'Enseignement de
Vimalakīrti (Vimalakīrtinirdeśa), is a
study and translation...
- and
Central Asia. The ten
disciples are
mentioned in the Mahāyāna text
Vimalakīrti-nideśa,
among others. In this text, they are
called the "Ten Wise Ones"...
- It has been
influenced by
sutras such as the
Lankavatara Sutra, the
Vimalakirti Sutra, the
Avatamsaka Sutra, and the
Lotus Sutra. Subsequently, the Zen...
- in
Chinese Buddhism include the
Lotus Sutra,
Flower Ornament Sutra,
Vimalakirtī Sutra,
Nirvana Sutra, and Amitābha Sutra.
Chinese Buddhism is the largest...
