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Exposition of Toh 1164 — The Tibetan Treatise Collection
Context
Toh 1164 belongs to the Tengyur, the collection of commentaries in the Tibetan tradition, established in the thirteenth century under King Pachuwa Changchup O of Khotan. This is one of the doctrinal texts of the Mahayana — the Northern Transmission, reflecting the foundations of mind-only and selflessness, or emptiness (sunyata), in Buddhist philosophy.
This scripture section is classified among profound commentarial works, belonging to the field of Buddhist philosophical inquiry rather than to the root scriptures. Its place in the Tengyur shows that this is a work guiding practice on the basis of theory, serving to connect doctrine with direct practice. The Tibetan tradition places great importance on clarifying complex concepts through commentary so that students may clearly understand the intention of the Buddha and the noble bodhisattvas.
Main Content
Although the official title has not yet been fully translated, the content of Toh 1164, in the context of the Tengyur, generally focuses on theories concerning the nature of mind (citta), the causes and conditions that shape reality (pratityasamutpada), and especially the principle of emptiness (sunyata) within the Mahayana framework.
This commentary may address the doctrine of the "two natures" (dvaya-svarupa): the objective nature (alambana) and the subjective nature (vijnapti). This is an important aspect of the Yogacara school, in which the entirety of experience is understood as the manifestation of mind. Through rigorous reasoning, the author of the commentary may guide readers to recognize that there is no fundamental separation between knowledge and the object of knowledge.
The text may also include details concerning the concept of "neither one nor different" (eka-anya-nirmana), helping students go beyond dualistic thinking in order to approach truth as it is.
Practical Meaning
For practitioners of the Mahayana — the Northern Tibetan Transmission, Toh 1164 provides the theoretical foundation for active meditation.
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