Wéimó jīng shū juǎn dì sān ‧ dì liù 維摩經疏卷第三．第六
Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sūtra, Fascicles Three and Six (anonymous Dunhuang manuscript commentary)
About the work
The Wéimó jīng shū fascicles 3 and 6 (T2772) preserve fragments of two non-contiguous fascicles of an originally larger Vimalakīrti commentary; only fascicles 3 and 6 survive at Dunhuang. The Taishō header cross-references No. 475 (Kumārajīva’s translation).
Prefaces
The fragments begin mid-fascicle with no preface or colophon. The juxtaposition of fascicles 3 and 6 reflects the accidents of manuscript preservation rather than original textual organization.
Abstract
The non-contiguous preservation of fascicles 3 and 6 suggests this commentary was originally substantial — likely six to ten fascicles — but most of it was lost. The surviving content treats key doctrinal passages of the Vimalakīrti (the chapters in fascicle 3 likely correspond to Mañjuśrī’s questions; fascicle 6 likely to the bùèr fǎmén 不二法門 chapter).
This work is part of the Dunhuang Vimalakīrti commentary cluster (T2768–T2778). The Tang dating is established on paleographic and doctrinal grounds.
Translations and research
- Pelliot, Paul. Inventaire sommaire des manuscrits chinois de la Bibliothèque nationale. Paris, 1908.