Vimalakirti
Vimalakīrti is a bodhisattva and the central figure in the Vimalakirti Sutra, which presents him as the ideal Mahayana Buddhist upāsaka and a contemporary of Gautama Buddha. There is no mention of him in Buddhist texts until after Nāgārjuna revived Mahayana Buddhism in India. The Mahayana Vimalakirti Sutra also spoke of the city of Vaisali as where the lay Licchavi bodhisattva Vimalakirti was residing.
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown firstWorks & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Influenced By
Thinkers whose ideas shaped Vimalakirti's philosophy
No known influences documented.
Influenced
Thinkers whose work was shaped by Vimalakirti's ideas
No influenced thinkers documented yet.
Source Attribution
Information about Vimalakirti is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"“In the beginning of AH 697 ‘Alãu’d-Dîn sent Almãs Beg and Nasrat Khãn along with other chiefs of Dehlî and…"
— Firishta"The immediate aim of the Communists is the same as that of all the other proletarian parties: Formation of …"
— Karl Marx"What is gayer than believing in a household god?"
— Franz Kafka"David Frost interview with Bhutto"
— Benazir Bhutto"I said earlier that I do not believe an artist's life throws much light upon his works. I do believe, howev…"
— W. H. Auden"Our adversaries are not demons, witches, fate, or mental illness. We have no enemy whom we can fight, exorc…"
— Thomas Szasz
