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Commentary on Toh 2193 - Tengyur (Tibetan Treatise Collection)

Context

The scripture Toh 2193 in the Tengyur (Tibetan Treatise Collection) belongs to the Mahayana Northern Canon tradition, where treatises and commentaries on the teachings of the Buddha Dharma are gathered. The Tengyur is a vast collection of works by Indian masters and Tibetan scholars, compiled to preserve and develop Mahayana Dharma in the Tibetan cultural environment from the eighth century onward.

The purpose of the Tengyur is to provide tools that help monks and practitioners understand more deeply the scriptures in the Kangyur. These treatises are not only commentaries but also complete philosophical systems, developed from the main schools of Mahayana: the School of Dependent Arising, the Mind-Only School, the Tathagatagarbha School, and the Buddha-Nature School.

Main Content

Although the title of the scripture has not been fully published in the descriptive information, Toh 2193 in the Treatise Collection represents one of the foundational fields of the Mahayana Northern Canon: the theory of the bodhisattva path (Bodhisattvayāna) or aspects of bodhisattva practice.

In the Northern Canon tradition, these treatises often focus on three core themes: the theory of non-self-nature (śūnyatā), taught through schools of logic and philosophy; the principle of bodhicitta, the selfless aspiration for awakening for the sake of all beings; and the paramitas, the six or thirteen perfections that constitute the bodhisattva’s path of practice.

The treatises in the Tengyur also emphasize the importance of the Four Noble Truths and the twelve links of dependent origination in understanding empty self-nature, together with direct methods of practice such as meditation (samādhi) and wisdom (prajñā).

Practical Significance

For contemporary Mahayana practitioners, the treatises in the Tengyur provide a firm theoretical foundation for practicing the bodhisattva path.