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Explanation of Toh 2318 — The Northern Transmission Mahayana
Context
Toh 2318 in the Tengyur (the Tibetan Treatise Collection) is an exegetical work belonging to the Northern Transmission Mahayana tradition, compiled and preserved in one of the richest treasuries of Buddhadharma scriptures in the Tibetan tradition. The Northern Transmission Mahayana tradition emphasizes the bodhisattva path, a course of practice aimed at buddhahood not merely for independent freedom from suffering, but for the liberation of immeasurable sentient beings.
The Tengyur is a collection of commentaries and corrected recensions, translated from Sanskrit into Tibetan during the ninth to thirteenth centuries under the supervision of renowned Buddhist scholars such as Dza Patrul Rinpoche and other masters. The scriptures in the Tengyur are regarded as precious instructions for deeply understanding the Buddha’s teachings through the lens of holy beings and realized practitioners.
Main Content
Although the title has not yet been fully translated, the scriptures in this section of the Tengyur often focus on deep analysis of core Mahayana concepts: the buddha-dhatu (Buddhadhātu), Pure Mind (Cittaprakṛti), and the bodhisattva path (Bodhisattvamārga).
In the Tibetan tradition, especially the Gelug, Kagyu, Nyingma, and Sakya schools, commentaries such as this often affirm that all sentient beings possess buddha-nature, the innate capacity to become a Buddha. The way to bring this potential forth is not through external intervention, but through revealing the original mind, clear and unmoving. These commentaries also often teach the Four Noble Truths (Catvāry Aryasatyāni), the four sublime truths, but emphasize that the truth of suffering and the cause of suffering are not absolute, and can be transcended through the Sambhogakāya and Nirmāṇakāya of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas.
The Northern Transmission tradition also upholds the role of Highest Yoga Tantra (Anuttarayogatantra), esoteric practices intended to accelerate the process of enlightenment.
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