New Publication: The Seal of Engagement in Awakening the Power of Faith

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Toh 201

དད་པའི་སྟོབས་བསྐྱེད་པ་ལ་འཇུག་པའི་ཕྱག་རྒྱ།
The Seal of Engagement in Awakening the Power of Faith
《信力生入印經》(大正藏:《信力入印法門經》)
Śraddhā­balādhānāvatāra­mudrā

The Seal of Engagement in Awakening the Power of Faith is made up of two lengthy orations‍—one by the Buddha, and one by the bodhisattva Samantabhadra‍—delivered in response to questions by the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī. The Buddha’s teaching consists of numerous sets of five principles related to bodhisattva practice, each item of which is subsequently defined. These come together to teach Mañjuśrī how bodhisattvas can be inspired and thereby prepare themselves for the first bodhisattva level. In the latter part of the sūtra Samantabhadra teaches on the topic of buddha activity with a rich account of the expansive ways in which buddhas act to benefit beings.

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