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Exposition of Toh 1370 — Tengyur (Treatise Collection)
Background
This scripture belongs to the Tengyur, the collection of commentaries, expositions, and instructions on the Buddha Dharma in the Northern Tibetan tradition (Vajrayāna). The Tengyur was compiled from the eighth century onward and is a profound treasury of Buddhist knowledge following the Kangyur, the principal scriptures. Toh 1370 is a commentary (śāstra) belonging to the Treatise Collection, reflecting the inheritance of wisdom from the elders and great commentators of the Indian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
In the context of the Mahāyāna Northern Transmission, these scriptural treatises not only explain the Buddha’s teachings but also guide practitioners toward bodhisattva awakening, with special emphasis on the tantric character: methods for transforming consciousness through symbolic principles, sacred imagery (yidam), and profound understanding of emptiness.
Main Contents
Although the descriptive information does not provide a specific title, scriptural treatises in the Tengyur often revolve around central themes of Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna: buddha nature (Buddhadhātu), the bodhisattva path, the doctrine of the three bodies (Trikāya), or instructions in meditative practice related to tantra.
According to the Northern Tibetan tradition, these commentaries often explore deeply the relationship between emptiness (śūnyatā) and form (rūpa), between discriminating consciousness and the innate luminosity of mind (rigpa). They guide practitioners to understand that emptiness is not a dull nothingness, but a vivid and luminous vitality, capable of manifesting limitless forms by itself in order to teach sentient beings.
This treatise may also go deeply into meditative concentrations (samādhi) and the sets of action tantra practices (kriyā-tantra, carya-tantra), or yogis practicing meditation on image and mind. The focus is to guide practitioners from theoretical understanding to direct practice, from step-by-step reflection to the continuity of direct realization.
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