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Exposition of the Scripture Toh 1926 — Northern Tibetan Transmission
Context
This scripture is recorded in the Tengyur (Translated Tibetan — Treatise Collection), the collection of treatises and great bodhisattva studies of Tibetan Buddhism compiled from the eighth to the twelfth century. The number Toh 1926 lies within the treasury of Buddhist Dharma wisdom that eminent human masters transmitted to Tibet through the Western Regions, becoming the principal foundation of Northern Tibetan Buddhism today.
The Northern Tibetan Mahayana tradition is a lineage of practice inheriting the teachings from exalted bodhisattvas, especially the theory of emptiness (śūnyatā) and Buddha-nature of all beings. This is a rich system of learning, combining realized explanations from the Yogācāra school, Madhyamaka, and the exalted meditation methods of the leading masters of Northern Tibet.
Although the title of the scripture has not yet been translated comprehensively into modern languages, according to its position and context in the Treatise Collection, this work contains profound instructions on Mahayana practice, possibly related to Dharma methods concerning mind (citta), bodhicitta, or commentaries on Tathāgatagarbha — the Buddha-nature inherent within every being.
Main Content
The treatises in the Northern Tibetan Treatise Collection often explore the depth of the theory of the "three bodies of the Buddha" (Trikāya): the formless and limitless Dharmakāya, the Sambhogakāya filled with radiance that brings merit to bodhisattvas of the eighth bhumi, and the Nirmānakāya that manifests in order to tame and liberate beings. This scripture may explain how the minds of disciples are transformed through meditation (dhyāna), and how the Supreme Realities (Skandhas) are re-perceived in the light of bodhicitta.
Within the framework of Northern Tibetan Mahayana, all beings have Buddha-nature and the capacity to become Buddhas. This is not merely spiritual belief, but a profound truth concerning the nature of emptiness.
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