A transcription of the name Vimalaki^rti， which means 'spotless name'， and is translated as Jingming （净名） etc. Vimalaki^rti was a rich man who lived in Vai/sa^li^， India， and was renowned for his profound understanding of Maha^ya^na. According to the Vimalaki^rti-nirde/sa-su^tra 维摩经， he lived in a small room of ten feet square. Once， when he became ill， the Buddha sent to his place his disciples， headed by Man~ju/sri^， to whom Vimalaki^rti revealed the profundity of the Maha^ya^na doctrine.