The Crest Insignia (1),
In this sutra, The Crest Insignia (1), (Skt. Dhvajāgramahāsutra: Tib. མདོ་ཆེན་པོ་རྒྱལ་མཚན་མཆོག, Wyl. mdo chen po rgyal mtshan mchog) a group of merchants from Vaishali, preparing to travel to Takshashila, learn that the Buddha is staying nearby at the monastery of Kutagarashala and offer the Buddha and his monks a midday meal. The Buddha teaches them how to overcome the fears of the wilderness by recollecting the Buddha, Dharma, or Saṅgha, comparing it to how the military crest insignias of Shakra, Ishana, and Varuna respectively embolden the devas in their battles against the asuras. The sutra concludes with the Buddha offering the merchants verses of benediction for a safe journey. This is the longer of two Mahasutras with the same title and similar themes but addressed to different audiences.[1]
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The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the General Sutra section of the Tibetan Dergé Kangyur, Toh 292
- English translation:
The Mahāsūtra “The Crest Insignia” (1)
References
- ↑ 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.