"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."
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Gautama Buddha, Vimalakirti Sutra, Chapter I, as translated by , ', 2000, ISBN: 0231106572.
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