Triptych of Buddhist, Saint Vimalakirti (Yuima) – (Inshō Dōmoto) ◄ Previous Next ►

Artist: Inshō Dōmoto

Technique: Pigment

Vimalakirti is the name of a lay Buddhist who appears in a Mahayana Buddhist scripture. This highly knowledgeable and wealthy man is believed to have actually existed in India. One day, he is said to have engaged in a debate with Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, over the concept of the ultimate state of non-duality. While Manjushri said that it was