The Vimalakīrti Sūtra or Vimalakirti Nirdesa (Chinese: 維摩詰經) is a Mahayana sutra, belonging to Mahayana Buddhism. The sutra expounds the Mahāyāna as opposed to Hinayana teachings. It is a polemical text since it portrays highly revered Buddhist Arahant saints as being foolish and having incorrect understanding of the Buddhist teachings.
The sutra claims to focus on the explication of the meaning of nonduality. A important aspect of this scripture...
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