The Crest Insignia (2),

In this sutra, The Crest Insignia (2), (Skt. Dhvajāgramahāsutra: Tib. མདོ་ཆེན་པོ་རྒྱལ་མཚན་མཆོག, Wyl. mdo chen po rgyal mtshan mchog) the Buddha instructs his monks on how to overcome their fears by recollecting the qualities of the Buddha through a set of epithets. This is likened to how Shakra rallies his celestial troops with the sight of his military crest insignia. The sutra concludes with verses summarizing the teaching and also recommending the recollection of the Dharma and Sangha. This is the shorter of two Mahasutras with the same title and similar themes.

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The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the General Sutra section of the Tibetan Dergé Kangyur, Toh 293

• English translation: The Mahāsūtra “The Crest Insignia” (2)