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Exposition of the Tengyur Scripture Toh 1371
The Mahāyāna Northern Tibetan Tradition
Background
The Tengyur, or “Translated Treatises,” is a collection of commentaries, treatises, and explanatory materials on the scriptures of the Buddha Dharma composed by Indian Buddhist masters. Toh 1371 is part of the Treatise Collection, the section devoted to precious works explaining Dharma methods in the Mahāyāna tradition.
The Northern Tibetan Transmission, especially through Tibetan translations made from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, preserves the most profound Mahāyāna thought, combining the foundations of the Śrāvakayāna Buddha Dharma with the perspective of the bodhisattva path and the teachings on emptiness (Śūnyatā). These treatises were composed by monastic rulers, scholars, and profound practitioners such as Nāgārjuna, Asaṅga, Vasubandhu, and their successors.
Main Contents
Although the title of Toh 1371 has not yet been fully identified in the present descriptive information, treatises belonging to the Tengyur often focus on central Mahāyāna themes: the bodhisattva path, methods of meditative concentration (Samādhi), and expositions of buddha nature and the Four Noble Truths through the lens of Mādhyamika or Yogācāra.
In the context of the Northern Tibetan tradition, this scripture may be a commentary explaining one of the principal scriptures such as the Prajñāpāramitā, the Lotus Sutra, or the scriptures on buddha nature. Such works often analyze deeply how to practice according to two aspects: theoretical understanding of emptiness and the accumulation of merit (Puṇya) and wisdom (Jñāna) through unconditional compassionate action (Karuṇā).
The Northern Tibetan tradition emphasizes that liberation is not merely escape from the suffering of an individual, as in the Śrāvakayāna, but the power to liberate immeasurable sentient beings from saṃsāra. This is the core spirit of the bodhisattva vow.
Practical Meaning
Treatises in the Tengyur such as Toh 1371 are not merely abstract theory.
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