Gautama Buddha, Vimalakirti Sutra, Chapter I, as translated by Burton Watson, Columbia University Press, 2000, ISBN: 0231106572.
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Shariputra, it is the failings of living beings that prevent them from seeing the marvelous purity of the land of the Buddha, the Thus Come One. The Thus Come One is not to blame. Shariputra, this land of mine is pure, but you fail to see it.
— Gautama Buddha on Śāriputra
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Shariputra, it is the failings of living beings that prevent them from seeing the marvelous purity of the land of the Buddha, the Thus Come One. The Thus Come One is not to blame. Shariputra, this land of mine is pure, but you fail to see it." in the context of "Gautama Buddha, Vimalakirti Sutra, Chapter I, as translated by Burton Watson, Columbia University Press, 2000, ISBN: 0231106572." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Śāriputra" (Quotes about Śāriputra)
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