Suttas / sūtras · 2026

Vimalakīrti Sūtra · 維摩詰所說經

CBETA Foundation; traditional translator recorded in the source header

Complete Chinese main text of the identified edition, with source header and original XML. Classical Chinese is retained; a modern Mandarin translation is not implied.

Complete Chinese main text of the identified edition, with source header and original XML. Classical Chinese is retained; a modern Mandarin translation is not implied.
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Main text reflow with CBETA readings. Full original XML including source header and critical apparatus is preserved for comparison.

CBETA electronic edition: available for non-commercial use with the original header intact. The complete source header and original XML are included. Traditional text is public domain; electronic-edition notices are retained. No blanket copyright is asserted.

  • Source text and edition: CBETA Foundation; traditional translator recorded in the source header: CBETA electronic edition: available for non-commercial use with the original header intact. The complete source header and original XML are included. Traditional text is public domain; electronic-edition notices are retained. No blanket copyright is asserted.

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File integrity & release history

SHA-256: 8a07ed4a3c20d0ac5ab8cea4bdf6b871d4b8ef60a77952f24d8c56bcb44da22a

Current edition: 2026-10-12.1. Source revision: a241da10c26bbf6eea48a10d76f90e975a9017b994a5a242798b89c748f2326b.

  • Added reading layers and explicit language coverage. Original source preserved; new translations labelled as study drafts. Restored omitted TEI lists where present.
  • Updated reader fonts, reviewed source-line mappings and exact language coverage. Added original English/Malay Medicine Buddha and Usnisa Vijaya study translations, with phonetic blocks identified. Repaired leaked CBETA glyph metadata from retained XML.

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