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'''The Seal of Engagement in Awakening the Power of Faith''' (Skt. ''Śraddhābalādhānāvatāramudrā''; Tib. དད་པའི་སྟོབས་བསྐྱེད་པ་ལ་འཇུག་པའི་ཕྱག་རྒྱ།, [[Wyl.]] ''dad pa’i stobs bskyed pa la ’jug pa’i phyag rgya'') is a [[sutra]] made up of two lengthy orations—one by the [[Shakyamuni Buddha|Buddha]], and one by the [[bodhisattva Samantabhadra]]—delivered in response to questions by the bodhisattva [[Manjushri]]. The Buddha’s teaching consists of instructions in sets of five principles related to the practice of a [[bodhisattva]]. These come together to teach Manjushri how bodhisattvas can be inspired and thereby prepare themselves for the first [[ten bhumis|bodhisattva level]]. In the latter part of the sutra Samantabhadra teaches on the topic of buddha activity with a rich account of the expansive ways in which buddhas act to benefit beings.<ref>84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.</ref>

==Text==
No complete Sanskrit manuscript of the sūtra remains, but the text is cited several times in Indian works.

==Tibetan Translation==
The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the ''[[General Sutra]]'' section of the Tibetan [[Dergé Kangyur]], [[Toh]] 201. The Tibetan translation is attributed to the Indian preceptor [[Surendrabodhi]] and the prolific translator [[Yeshé Dé]].
*English translation: {{84000|https://read.84000.co/translation/toh201.html| The Seal of Engagement in Awakening the Power of Faith}}

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