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Explanation of Toh 1131 — Tengyur, Tibetan Treatise Collection
Context
Toh 1131 is preserved in the Tengyur, the collection of commentaries in the Tibetan tradition, and is an important work belonging to the Mahayana foundation of the Northern Transmission. This tradition, also called Vajrayana or Tantric Buddhism, developed from the Mahayana foundation of India and received influence from the Yogācāra and Madhyamaka schools. It is among the most profound Buddhist thought concerning how to realize the path of awakening through the transformation of mind.
The Tengyur contains more than 3,600 works, including commentaries by great masters of India and Tibet, helping to clarify the meaning of the Buddhadharma. Although this scripture currently has no specific translated title, according to its position in the Treatise Collection it belongs to the class of works that teach the path of practice or aspects of tantric practice in the Northern Tibetan tradition.
Main Content
In the context of the Mahayana and the Northern Transmission, works in the Tengyur often focus on principal points: explanation of the four noble principles of the path (Cāturbhagavyūha), the Dharma meaning of bodhicitta, the mind of awakening, and the subtle stages of tantric meditation.
This scripture, in the context of the Treatise Collection, may explain one of the core themes of Tibetan Mahayana: the path of the bodhisattva and the way to realize unsupported bodhicitta (apratiṣṭhita bodhi-citta). This is the mind that wishes to free all beings from suffering, not constructed upon any concept or fixed nature.
Or this scripture may be a commentary on tantra, in which the transformation of mental consciousness is regarded as the swiftest path of practice in the Tibetan tradition. Methods such as deva yoga, deity yoga, visualization practice, and special levels of samādhi are taught in order to guide practitioners.
Practical Meaning
The importance of works in the Tengyur such as Toh 1131 lies in their direct practical aspect.
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