Vimalakirti Sutra

Mahayana sutra describing a lay Buddhist meditator who has attained a very high degree of enlightenment
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Vimalakirti Sutra
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Vimalakirti Sutra

Summary

Vimalakirti Sutra is a Mahayana sutra[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Vimalakirti Sutra's instance of is recorded as Mahayana sutra[3].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's instance of is recorded as Buddhist text[4].
  • Vimalakirti is named after Vimalakirti Sutra[5].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's Commons category is recorded as Vimalakirti Sutra[6].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's characters is recorded as Vimalakirti[7].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's characters is recorded as Amrapali[8].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's characters is recorded as The Buddha[9].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's characters is recorded as Mañjuśrī[10].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's characters is recorded as Śāriputra[11].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's characters is recorded as Ānanda[12].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as Xuanzang’s translation of the Vimalakīrti Sūtra[13].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as two-fascicle Vimalakīrti Sūtra[14].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's has edition or translation is recorded as three-fascicle translation of the Vimalakīrti Sūtra[15].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's narrative location is recorded as Vaishali[16].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'विमलकीर्तिनिर्देशसूत्र'}[17].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's title is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '維摩經'}[18].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '維摩経'}[19].
  • Vimalakirti Sutra's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '유마경'}[20].

Why It Matters

Vimalakirti Sutra has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Vimalakirti
    Has edition or translation Xuanzang’s translation of the Vimalakīrti Sūtra, two-fascicle Vimalakīrti Sūtra, three-fascicle translation of the Vimalakīrti Sūtra
    Named after
    Characters Vimalakirti, Amrapali, The Buddha +3
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