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Exposition of Sutra Toh 2117 — Tengyur Treatise Collection
Context
This sutra belongs to the Treatise Collection (Tengyur) of the Northern Tibetan tradition, a collection of treatises, commentaries, and works by masters of the Buddha Dharma after the time of the Buddha. The Tengyur, also called "Bhaṭṭa" (translation), consists of more than 3,600 titles and is the theoretical foundation for the entire Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Toh 2117 is one of the profound treatises of the acharyas (revered teachers) of the later period of Indian Buddhism. In the context of Northern Tibetan Mahayana, these treatises not only explain the scriptures but also develop Buddhist philosophy, especially the doctrines of emptiness (śūnyatā), dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda), and Buddha-nature.
The purpose of the Treatise Collection is to protect and transmit the core Dharma of the Buddha in a way that is both systematically and logically rigorous and highly practical. This is a distinctive feature of the Northern Tibetan tradition: the union of philosophical reasoning and practical cultivation.
Main Content
Although the descriptive information does not publicly provide the specific title of Toh 2117, based on its position in the Tengyur, this work is very likely a treatise on the characteristics of dharmas (dharma-lakṣaṇa), on the functioning of Buddhist causality, or on the bodhisattva stages and the path of liberation.
The treatises in this part of the Tengyur often focus on commenting on Mahayana sutras such as the Great Jewel Garland Sutra, the Yogacara Sutra, or treatises on the three cycles of law (triṃśikā). They explain how mental activity functions, how ignorance (avidyā) leads to suffering, and the path by which bodhisattvas cultivate ethics (śīla), concentration (samādhi), and wisdom (prajñā) in order to become Buddhas.
In particular, these treatises emphasize that Buddha-nature exists in all beings, and that practice is the process of opening and revealing this Buddha-nature, rather than creating something new.
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