the buddhist scripture that must be read - "vimalakirti sutra"

《vimalakirti image

《the vimalakirti sutra is abbreviated as the vimalakirti sutra, and its full name is the sutra spoken by vimalakirti, also known as the incredible liberation sutra. vimalakirti means "pure name" and "non-substantial", and quiz means "prototype", so the vimalakirti sutra is also called "pure name sutra" or "speak of the pure name sutra" and "speak of the pure name sutra".

《the vimalakirti sutra was taught by the buddha in the anlao garden near visali city. the masses listen to the dharma, including the great bodhisattvas, the eight tribes of the heavenly dragons, and the four sects of monks and layers. at that time, the elder baoji son led 500 elder sons to the meeting and specially asked the buddha to teach you how to practice and achieve the pure land of bodhisattvas. after revealing the basic idea of ​​"if the mind is pure, the buddha's land will be pure", he used the cause and condition of the illness of mr. vimalakirti, to preach the meaning of mahayana bodhisattvas being born and entered the world.

the treasures of dunhuang cultural relics: the paper painting "vimalakirti sutra" unearthed from dunhuang

year: about the 9th century (mid-tang dynasty)

size: 70 ×33.8cm

material: colored paper

original preservation place: dunhuang mogao grottoes sutra cave

existing place: american museum of asian art, greece, france

moroki is also translated as vimalakirti and vimalakirti, which is briefly called vimalakirti or vimalakirti. it is translated as pure name, and the name of impure is called a person who is called clean and untainted. vimalakirti is a lay buddhist in mahayana buddhism and a famous lay bodhisattva.

《the vimalakirti sutra has three volumes and fourteen chapters. the first volume introduces vimalakirti's use of various convenient methods to capture different classes so that the general public can understand the general idea of ​​buddhism. the middle volume is based on vimalakirti's illness. manjushri bodhisattva visited on behalf of the buddha, and went deep into the meaning of emptiness between questions and answers, discussing how to observe the phenomena of sentient beings, understand the buddha's path, and enter the non-dual dharma of mahayana practice. finally, through the manifestations of xiangji and the manifestations of the bodhisattvas in the buddha kingdom, we explain the compassion and wisdom of mahayana bodhisattvas who do not live in the world and follow the object of their attachment.

the purpose of this sutra is to promote the mahayana prajna view of emptiness and to promote the ability to practice and become a buddha in secular life. the spirit it represents is a convenient method for the dharma to be liberated and become a buddha in the world and not separated from the worldly nature. the "non-dual dharma" view proposed in it eliminates all contradictions and eliminates all oppositions, which are mainly manifested in the purity of the mind and the buddha's land, the meditation in desire, the dust without being stained, and the mind without being dwelled on.

cave 194 of mogao grottoes·the princes of various kingdoms

cave 159 of mogao grottoes·central plains emperors’ respecting buddha picture

cave 220 of mogao grottoes·the emperor's picture of "vimalakirti sutra"

《although the vimalakirti sutra is profound in meaning, the rhetoric is concise and beautiful, especially the expression techniques of dialogue and drama, such as manjushri's questioning, the scattering of flowers, the invitation of the fragrant earth, etc. the story and characters are vivid, the imagination is strange, and the literary interest is rich. using a simple method to attract the public's beliefs is a major feature of the mahayana classics. hu shi commented on this sutra as a "semi-novel, semi-dramatic work."

literary scholars during the southern and northern dynasties loved qing talks and the vimalakirti sutra. the works of the six dynasties were deeply influenced by the buddhist doctrines and literary techniques in the vimalakirti sutra, and reflected scenes such as evil retribution and hell. when reading the "tao te ching", seng zhao sighed that "beautiful means beautiful, but the way to get rid of the gods and impoverishments is still not perfect." later, he read the "vimalakirti sutra" and decided to become a monk. the biography of the emerging monk also records the deeds of zhi dun in shanyin to preach the vimalakirti sutra. wang anshi wrote a poem "thoughts on reading the vimalakirti sutra": "the body is like foam and the wind, and the knife cuts the fragrance and paints it all in the air. sitting in the world and looking at this principle, vimalakirti has supernatural powers even though he is sick."

《the idea of ​​"non-dual method" in the vimalakirti sutra deeply influenced the idea of ​​"non-dual" in zen. that is, the so-called "movement and stillness are neither two, truth and delusion are not two, vimalakirti is the only way to enter the only way." the vimalakirti sutra has a profound influence on han buddhism and even chinese culture. discourses such as "only the pure land of the mind", "troubles are bodhi", and "mustard seeds are sumeru" are reflected in the main methods of zen, tiantai, and huayan sects. the words "the only way to do the non-dual method", "out of the mud without staining", and "scented and accumulated in the heavenly kitchen" are also derived from the vimalakirti sutra.

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