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Exposition of Toh 2390 — Tibetan Treatise Collection
Background
Toh 2390 is a work contained in the Tengyur, the Treatise Collection of the Tibetan Mahayana tradition, a collection of treatises and commentaries by bodhisattvas and great Dharma masters who taught after the time of Shakyamuni Buddha. In the Northern Tibetan tradition, the Tengyur plays an extremely important role, for it provides the philosophical and practical foundation for interpreting the principal sutras of the Kangyur.
This work was compiled and transmitted over many centuries, beginning with the period of translating scriptures from Sanskrit into Tibetan, around the eighth to ninth centuries. The principal purpose of the treatises in the Tengyur is to clarify the profound meaning of the teachings, helping monastics and practitioners understand the path of liberation clearly.
Main Content
Although the specific content of this text has not yet been fully translated, we may consider it within the overall context of the Treatise Collection. Treatises in the Tengyur commonly present the core themes of the Mahayana, including:
The doctrine of buddha-nature and the existence of buddhafields, where bodhisattvas diligently carry out their practices. Mahayana affirms that the Buddha is the embodiment of unsurpassed wisdom, the Dharmakaya, and that bodhisattvas may become Buddhas through practicing the bodhisattva path over countless eons.
The doctrine of mind and consciousness, especially the Mahayana understanding of the pure mind (buddhatā) innate in all sentient beings. These treatises detail the idea that all sentient beings have the capacity to become Buddhas, and that the difference between a Buddha and sentient beings lies only in whether this inherently luminous mind has been discovered or not.
The doctrine of bodhisattva conduct and the stages (bhūmi) on the path of enlightenment. In the Tibetan tradition, these details are highlighted through the treatises of masters such as Nāgārjuna, Asaṅga, and their disciples.
Practical Significance
Treatises of the Tengyur such as Toh 2390 are not abstract theories, but are intended to guide the way of practice directly.
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