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This text is a translation of one of the most influential works of the Mahayana Buddhist canon, and is of particular importance to the Ch'an or Zen sect. Written in the first century BC, it claims to record events from the time of Sakyamuni Buddha, over 400 years earlier.

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Translator's Note Introduction The Vimalakirti Sutra 1. Buddha Lands 2. Expedient Means 3. The Disciples 4. The Bodhisattvas 5. Inquiring About the Illness 6. Beyond Comprehension 7. Regarding Living Beings 8. The Buddha Way 9. Entering the Gate of Nondualism 10. Fragrance Accumulated 11. Actions of the Bodhisattvas 12. Seeing Akshobhya Buddha 13. The Offering of the Law 14. Entrustment Glossary

The Vimalakirti Sutra

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      Publisher Columbia University Press
      Published 9 January 2001
      ISBN-13 9780231106573
      978-0231106573

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This text is a translation of one of the most influential works of the Mahayana Buddhist canon, and is of particular importance to the Ch'an or Zen sect. Written in the first century BC, it claims to record events from the time of Sakyamuni Buddha, over 400 years earlier.

      Table of Contents
      Translator's Note Introduction The Vimalakirti Sutra 1. Buddha Lands 2. Expedient Means 3. The Disciples 4. The Bodhisattvas 5. Inquiring About the Illness 6. Beyond Comprehension 7. Regarding Living Beings 8. The Buddha Way 9. Entering the Gate of Nondualism 10. Fragrance Accumulated 11. Actions of the Bodhisattvas 12. Seeing Akshobhya Buddha 13. The Offering of the Law 14. Entrustment Glossary

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