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Vimalakirti Talks

Vimalakīrti (Sanskrit: विमल vimala "stainless, undefiled" + कीर्ति kīrti "fame, glory, reputation") is a bodhisattva and the central figure in the Vimalakirti Sutra, which presents him as the ideal Mahayana Buddhist upāsaka ("lay practitioner") and a contemporary of Gautama Buddha (6th to 5th century BCE). There is no mention of him in Buddhist texts until after Nāgārjuna (1st century BCE to 2nd century CE) 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.
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Adept Practitioners in the World: Vimalakirti, Tosui, RyokanSerial: TL-00785 ADZG Sunday Morning, Vimalakirti, Tosui, Ryokan, Lingzhao, Layman Pang, Lay Practice, Practice, Practice... |
Mar 12 2023 Hybrid |
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The Song of the Grass HutSerial: TL-00681 Zen Center of North Shore, Beverly, MA, Zoom, Monastic Practice, Doubt, Vimalakirti, Practice Period |
Nov 20 2020 Zoom |
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Book of Serenity Case 7: Yaoshan's LectureSerial: TL-00542 ADZG Monday Night, Silence, Book of Serenity, Vimalakirti, Money, Bell |
Oct 08 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Book of Serenity case 6: A Question of Basic Meaning and a HeadacheSerial: TL-00536 ADZG Monday Night, Blue Cliff Record, Book of Serenity, Fox, Vimalakirti, Bodhidharma |
Sep 03 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Topography of Bodhisattva Practices: WisdomSerial: TL-00524 ADZG Sesshin, Vimalakirti, Oneness, Manjushri, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
Jun 02 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Topography of Bodhisattva Practices: ZazenSerial: TL-00523 ADZG Sesshin, Vimalakirti, Lovingkindness, Manjushri, Letting Go |
Jun 01 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Vimalakirti: Inconceivable Wisdom and Illness as HealingSerial: TL-00521 ADZG Sunday Morning, Vimalakirti, Manjushri, Lay, Renunciation, Liberation |
May 27 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Manjusri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom and teacher of all bodhisattvasSerial: TL-00515 ADZG Monday Night, Manjushri, Vimalakirti, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Way |
Apr 09 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Survey of bodhisattvas; introduction to practice periodSerial: TL-00512 ADZG Sesshin, Manjushri, Practice Period, Buddha's Birthday, Vimalakirti |
Apr 01 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Bodhisattva Worldview And Modern PhysicsSerial: TL-00307 ADZG Monday Night, Vimalakirti, Bodhisattva Precepts, Concentration, Lotus Sutra |
Aug 19 2013 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Bodhisattva Sutra WorldviewSerial: TL-00306 ADZG Sunday Morning, Vimalakirti, Lotus Sutra, Manjushri, Bodhisattva Way, Evil |
Aug 18 2013 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Japanese culture and engaged BuddhismSerial: TL-00183 ADZG Monday Night, Rinzai, Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Vimalakirti, Religion |
Mar 09 2009 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Inconceivable Dharma: Vimalakirti's Wisdom Unleashed Vimalakirti, Priest, Manjushri, Separation |
Nov 13 2004 |
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Everyday Courage in Zen Practice Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Ordinary Mind, Vimalakirti, Diversity, Ego |
May 29 2001 |
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September 27th, 1998, Serial No. 00080 Harmonizing, Attachment, Building, Vimalakirti, Mahayana |
Sep 27 1998 |
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September 27th, 1998, Serial No. 00156 Harmonizing, Attachment, Building, Blue Cliff Record, Vimalakirti |
Sep 27 1998 |
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May 24th, 1998, Serial No. 00065 Manjushri, Religion, Vimalakirti, Diversity, Commitment |
May 24 1998 |
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May 24th, 1998, Serial No. 00119 Manjushri, Religion, Vimalakirti, Diversity, Commitment |
May 24 1998 |
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June 17th, 1997, Serial No. 00124 Offering, Manjushri, Vimalakirti, causation |
Jun 17 1997 |
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May 27th, 1997, Serial No. 00121 Liberation, Manjushri, Desire, Vimalakirti |
May 27 1997 |
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May 6th, 1997, Serial No. 00077 Vimalakirti, Manjushri, Mahayana, Lay Practice, Samsara |
May 06 1997 |
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February 13th, 1997, Serial No. 00084 Vimalakirti, Manjushri, Liberation, Renunciation, Happiness |
Feb 13 1997 |
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September 10th, 1995, Serial No. 00060 Manjushri, Vimalakirti, Silence, Enemies |
Sep 10 1995 |