Vimalakirtinirdesha, Vimalakīrtinirdeśa: 1 definition
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Vimalakirtinirdesha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Vimalakīrtinirdeśa can be transliterated into English as Vimalakirtinirdesa or Vimalakirtinirdesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVimalakīrtinirdeśa (विमलकीर्तिनिर्देश).—name of a work: Mahāvyutpatti 1340; Śikṣāsamuccaya 6.10 etc.; its verses are in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit], Śikṣāsamuccaya 324.11—327.4.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Mahayana Buddhism and Early Advaita Vedanta (Study) (by Asokan N.)
Vimalakīrti Sutra (by John R. McRae)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 1 - Summary of the ninth chapter of the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa-sūtra < [Chapter XXV - Patience Toward the Dharma]
I. Eliminating the three poisons from the kṣetra < [Part 1 - Eliminating the three poisons]
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Buddhacarita (by Charles Willemen)
Candrakirti's Pancaskandhaprakarana. I. Tibetan text < [Volume 40 (1979)]