Thoughts on the Vimalakirti

I found tomorrow's reading, Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra, very interesting (and entertaining!).

From the very beginning of the reading, the heroic and "epic" language used to describe Buddhist figures caught my eye. For example, the boddhisatva's teachings were described as being like a "lion's roar."
 

However, I was also quite intrigued by some of the highlighted sections of the text, in particular, the very first highlighted section. This section brought to mind our previous reading describing negation. Describing a boddhisatva as being "stamped with the insignia of signlessness" seems contradictory to me. How can one be inscribed with something that does not exist? It is almost as if the act of inscribing is negated by what is being inscribed. 

I also found the section describing the "canopy" of parasols as being rather interesting. Comparing the Buddha's teachings or "power" to such a canopy, which spans over galaxy, seems to imply that the Buddha's teachings could show individuals all that is to be known in this world and others.