Skilful Means: A Concept in Mahayana Buddhism

appear attain Avalokiteśvara bodhisattva Buddha Buddha-vehicle Buddhahood Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Buddhist meaning Buddhist teaching Chapter character characteristic Chinese version compassion concept of skilful context Dharma Dharmaraksa's dictionary disciples discussion doctrine enlightenment expedient expound extinction follows given Heart Sutra Ibid idea of skilful important innumerable insight and skilful Japanese Kuan-shih-yin Kūkai Kumārajīva's version Lamotte later living Lotus Sutra Madhyamika Mahāvastu mahāyāna Mahayana Buddhism Mañjuśrī manuscript Māra mo hõben Nāgārjuna namely nirvana Pali passage Perfection of Insight phrase power of skilful practice prajñā prajñā-pāramitā pratyekabuddhas proclaim provisional Pure Land quoted recognise referred religion Śākyamuni samādhi seems sense Shingon simile skilful means skill in means śrāvakas story Tathagata teaching of nirvana Teaching of Vimalakīrti term fang-pien term skilful means term upāya Theravada things thought Tokyo tradition translation Treatise truth understood upāya upāya-kauśalya usage various verses VIII Vimalakīrti whole wisdom