Weimo jing; the Vimalaki^rti-nirde/sa-su^tra. This scripture considered to be one of the most profound， as well as literarily excellent of the Indian Maha^ya^na sutras. The sutra expounds the profound principle of Maha^ya^na as opposed to lesser vehicle teachings， focusing on the explication of the meaning of non-duality. A significant aspect of the scripture is the fact that it is a teaching addressed to high-ranking Buddhist disciples through the mouth of the layman bodhisattva Vimalaki^rti. There are three translations extant: the Weimojie suoshuo jing 维摩诘所说经 （trans. by Kuma^raji^va 鸠摩罗什; T 475.14.537a-557b）， the Shuo wugoucheng jing 说无垢称经 （6 fasc.， trans.， Xuanzang 玄奘. T 476.14.557-587） and the Foshuo Weimojie jing 佛说维摩诘经 （2 fasc.， trans. Lokaks!ema 支谦. T 474.14.519-536）. In addition to these， earlier translations had been done by Zhiqian （223-228）， Dharmaraks!a 竺法护 （308）， Upa/su^nya （545）， and Jn~a^nagupta （591）. Of the three extent renditions， Kuma^raji^va's has traditionally been the most popular. Charles Luk translated the Kuma^raji^va version into English， as did Richard Robinson （unpublished）; Robert Thurman translated from the Tibetan， taking advantage of Robinson's rendition from Chinese; Burton Watson （1997） also translated the Kuma^raji^va version. Lamotte took all editions， including Hsüan-tsang's， into account in his thorough translation of Vimalaki^rti into French （L'enseignement de Vimalaki^rti， 1962）; his version has been translated into English by Sara Boin （PTS， 1976）.