The Vimalakirti Sutra
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This edition of The Vimalakirti Sutra by Watson, Burton, trans is a general-interest book whose subject is easy to identify. This edition is listed as 1997 • Columbia University Press • 168 pages.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780231106566
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780231106566
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