The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra is a crucial Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture. It is well known for its profound thoughts and its artistic and literary significance. There are numerous Chinese translations of this text. Since Kumārajīva translated it in 406, numerous writings, commentaries, annotations, and interpretations on this text have been produced in the medieval period, which promoted the Vimalakīrti cult. The Vimalakīrti scripture is also one of five key texts in the Dunhuang manuscripts. A great number of scriptural texts, annotations, commentaries, records of meanings, and lecture texts, as well as eulogies on this text have been found in the Dunhuang Collection of manuscripts. They have enriched our understanding of both Vimalakīrti literature and the Vimalakīrti cult. In 2013, the Kyo-U Library in Japan eventually published all nine volumes of its Dunhuang Collection. Some texts on the Vimalakīrti scripture have been also known to readers. This paper will examine 35 texts in the 758 group of the Kyo-U collection, laying a foundation for future studies.
