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Exposition of Toh 2106 — The Northern Tibetan Mahāyāna Tradition
Background
The text Toh 2106 is found in the Tengyur (Northern Transmission canon), especially within the Śāstra Piṭaka — the section containing commentaries, treatises, and instructions for practice composed by Indian masters. The Northern Tibetan Mahāyāna tradition, also called the Tibetan tradition, gathers the entirety of teachings from the Buddhist scriptures and aims to preserve fully the teachings of the Buddha as well as the instructions of noble beings across the generations.
In historical context, works belonging to the Śāstra Piṭaka are often profound teachings on Madhyamaka theory, Yogācāra, or the practice methods of Tantra. They were written by awakened masters such as Aryadeva, Candrakīrti, or other teachers in order to help disciples clearly understand the course of practice according to the bodhisattva path.
Main Content
Although the title of the text has not been clearly identified, works in the Śāstra Piṭaka often revolve around the basic themes of Mahāyāna: the Four Noble Truths, the bodhisattva path, pure emptiness (śūnyatā), and the Buddha-nature of all beings. They may be detailed commentaries on Mahāyāna sutras, or specific instructions on how to practice the six pāramitās (Roku Paramita).
The works in the Śāstra Piṭaka deeply emphasize that all phenomena lack independent nature (asvabhāva), and that mistaken cognition of an independent self is the root of suffering. The proposed path of practice is active: undertaking the liberating activity of rescuing countless beings through the six pāramitās: generosity, ethical discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and wisdom. Each perfection is a practical discipline aimed at establishing the bodhisattva mind.
In addition, the teachings in the Śāstra Piṭaka also discuss the suitable means (upāya) that the Buddha uses to teach different kinds of beings, as well as the stages of practice from outer practice (exoteric practice) to inner practice (esoteric practice) in the Tibetan tradition.
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