The Innumerable Meanings Sutra also known as the Infinite Meanings Sutra (Sanskrit: Ananta Nirdeśa Sūtra; traditional Chinese: 無量義經; pinyin: wúliáng yì jīng; Japanese: Muryōgi Kyō) is a Mahayana buddhist text that was translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by Dharmajātayaśas, an Indian monk of the 4th to 5th century (Taishō Tripiṭaka 276). It is part of the Threefold Lotus Sutra, along with the Lotus Sutra and the Samantabhadra Meditation Sutra. As such, many Mahayana Buddhists consider it the prologue to the Lotus Sutra, and Chapter 1 of the Lotus Sutra states that the Buddha taught the Infinite Meanings just before expounding the Lotus Sutra.
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