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Commentary on Toh 2040 - Tengyur (Treatise Collection)
Background
Toh 2040 is a treatise from the Tengyur — the Northern Tibetan Transmission, a collection of treatise pages and expositions by eminent teachers who continued the teaching of the Buddha Shakyamuni. The Tengyur consists of more than 200 volumes, containing 3,600 works that explain the Buddha Dharma according to the Mahayana tradition, especially the Tibetan tradition with influence from the schools Mādhyamika, Yogacara, and Tathagatagarbha.
The Treatise Collection (Abhidharmakosa and similar works) in the Tengyur not only explains the details of the dharmakaya and actions, but also clarifies the direct path of practice according to the theory of the Treatise Collection. The scripture Toh 2040, although its title has not yet been fully translated, may, based on its position in the Tengyur, be a treatise page on mind, conduct, and the fruits of Mahayana practice.
Main Content
In the Northern Tibetan tradition, treatises not only summarize the teachings from the sutras, but also delve deeply into the mechanisms by which consciousness (citta), mental factors (caitasika), and the fruits of the bodhisattva (Bodhisattva-phala) operate.
One of the central themes of the Treatise Collection is the detailed analysis of the order in which states of consciousness arise in the process of practice. According to the Madhyamaka-Yogacara received by the Tibetan tradition, mind does not exist independently, but is always connected with mental factors such as loving-kindness (metta), wisdom (prajna), and faith (sraddha). The scripture Toh 2040 is likely to focus on how these factors combine to form the bodhisattva path.
Furthermore, treatises in the Tengyur often explain the theory of the "Three Bodies of the Buddha" (Trikaya) — the dharmakaya, the sambhogakaya, and the nirmanakaya. This is deeply related to the process of bodhisattva practice, because the final goal is to accomplish these bodies in order to liberate the ocean of sentient beings completely.
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