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Exposition of the Scripture Toh 1930 — Northern Tibetan Mahayana Tradition

Context

This scripture belongs to the Tengyur — the collection of Buddhist treatises and expositions translated into Tibetan from original Mahayana Buddhist sources. The Tengyur is the supplement to the Kangyur (the scriptures of the Buddha), containing treatises by bodhisattvas and eminent Buddhist masters. The code number Toh 1930 lies within the standard catalog of the Tibetan Buddhist Canon.

The Northern Tibetan Mahayana tradition, also called Tibetan Buddhism, continued to develop and analyze ideas from Indian Mahayana, especially the schools such as the Madhyamaka lineage, Yogacara, and Tantrayana. The treatises in the Tengyur provide a profound theoretical foundation for the practice and understanding of the heard Dharma.

Main Content

Although the scripture title has not been clearly identified from the existing data, this work represents one of the important expositions of Northern Tibetan Mahayana. In general, treatises in this catalog often address core themes such as: the nature of mind, the bodhisattva path, the practice of concentration and wisdom (samadhi-prajna), or aspects of emptiness (sunyata).

In this tradition, the heard Dharma is presented not only as philosophical theory but also as a practicable path of cultivation. Bodhisattvas, through acts of boundless compassion (metta-karuna), arouse the aspiration to liberate all beings. Northern Tibetan scriptures and treatises emphasize the role of the Guru, the importance of ritual and esoteric methods (tantra), as well as practice according to clear stages in order to attain buddhahood.

Practical Meaning

For those practicing in the Northern Tibetan Mahayana tradition today, treatises such as Toh 1930 provide profound guidance on how to understand the Dharma clearly and how to apply it in life.