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Tallahassee Chan Center Courses/The Vimalakirti Sutra
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The Vimalakirti Sutra

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  • 24 Lessons

The Vimalakīrti Sūtra is one of the most creative Mahāyāna teachings on nonduality, emptiness, and expedient means. The protagonist Vimalakīrti's teachings inspired later Chan traditions of “extemporaneous dialogues,” “turning words,” and ultimately “gong’ans” (koans). In the eleven lectures of this class, Guo Gu highlights many key lessons from this Sūtra for Chan practitioners to apply in their everyday lives.
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Contents

Introduction

Synopsis
Assigned Reading

2018 Lectures

This course comprises two sets of five lectures. This section collects the first five, which were delivered in October and November of 2018 in Tallahassee.
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 1
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 2
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 3
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 4
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 5

2019 Lectures

This section collects the last six lectures, which were delivered in March, April, and July 2019 in Tallahassee.

The material covered in Class 6 directly follows that of Class 5.
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 6
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 7
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 8
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 9
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 10
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 11

Transcripts

These transcripts were prepared by volunteers at the Tallahassee Chan Center. They have been proof-read multiple times, but if you find any errors, please report them to us using the green customer service button in the lower right-hand corner of each page.

These transcripts are intended for use only by students enrolled in the course to aide in learning and facilitate understanding and review of the course material. Please do not distribute them without prior permission.
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 1 Transcript
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 2 Transcript
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 3 Transcript
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 4 Transcript
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 5 Transcript
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 6 Transcript
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 7 Transcript
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 8 Transcript
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 9 Transcript
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 10 Transcript
Vimalakīrti Sūtra Class 11 Transcript

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