Toh 2563Untitled
Save your scripture progress
Create a free account to save scriptures, track progress, and continue your daily learning path.
Explanation of Toh 2563, the Treatise Collection (Tengyur)
Context
Toh 2563 is a work from the Treatise Collection (Tengyur), the collection of treatises and commentaries explaining the Buddha Dharma in the Northern Tibetan tradition (Mahāyāna). The Tengyur contains more than four hundred volumes of scriptures translated from Sanskrit into Tibetan, recording the teachings of great Indian masters and profound Buddhist commentators.
In the context of the Northern Tibetan Mahāyāna tradition, these treatises have a fundamental role in developing understanding of the noble truths, the nature of mind, and the path of practice leading toward awakening. They provide a firm theoretical foundation for those who wish to grasp deeply the meaning of the scriptures, especially the scriptures on emptiness (śūnyatā) and the nature of Buddha-nature.
Although the title has not been specified, this work should be understood in the context of the Tibetan tradition, where treatises are regarded as guides that clarify the intent of the scriptures and help practitioners apply it immediately in practice.
Main Content
Works in the Treatise Collection often focus on core Mahāyāna themes: understanding the limits of discriminating mind (vijñapti) and how it manifests all phenomena; the selflessness (anātman) of dharmas; and the bodhisattva path leading to the state of a fully realized Buddha.
A central theme in this tradition is the doctrine of Mind-Only (Cittamātra, “mind only”), which emphasizes that all we experience is the manifestation of mind and consciousness. This is not skepticism or ordinary idealism, but a method for eliminating mistaken concepts about the independent existence of external objects.
This treatise may also discuss the stages of bodhisattva practice, the development of immeasurable loving-kindness (maitrī), and the understanding that all sentient beings possess Buddha-nature. It encourages practitioners to recognize that liberation is not separation from the world, but seeing the true nature of all things.
🌏 The Buddhist canon is vast — some sūtras (such as comparative Vinaya across schools, or untranslated Tibetan-canon texts) have to this day NEVER been translated into Vietnamese or English by anyone, scholars included. Rather than leave it blank, Inti AI offers a FAITHFUL summary grounded in the tradition — from the sūtra's title, origin and essence — so you can still reach this rare part of the treasury. Whenever an original translation exists, the app shows the original first.
Translations belong to the translator/source credited above. The bilingual compilation, presentation, and AI translations compiled by Inti are © Inti Foundation. Please attribute when quoting; do not bulk-copy or use commercially without permission.