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Exposition of Scriptural Text Toh 2791 — The Northern Canon Mahayana Tradition
Context
This scriptural text belongs to the Tengyur, that is, the Treatise Section of the Northern Canon Mahayana tradition, compiled in Tibet on the basis of ancient works by the great Indian treatise-writers. The number Toh 2791 lies within the classification system of Tibetan Buddhist texts, carefully translated from the eighth century onward. This was a golden age in the transmission of the Buddha Dharma from Central India to Tibet, when gifted translators such as Jñānagarbha Bodhisattva, Prajñāvarman, and many Tibetan masters required the most accurate translations.
The Treatise Section is a collection of works devoted to the specialized explanation of the Sūtra Section, intended to help monks, nuns, and practitioners understand deeply the meaning of the Buddha Dharma. In the Northern Canon Mahayana tradition, the study of treatise-writers is essential, because the treatises are regarded as a continuation of the very mind of Buddha Śākyamuni.
Main Content
Although the title of this scripture has not yet been fully translated in the descriptive information source, based on its position in the Tengyur this scriptural text certainly belongs to the genre of commentary or critical analysis of canonical texts. In the Northern Canon tradition, treatises often focus on key themes: bodhisattva conduct, cause and effect, or the manifold transformations of the Buddha bodies (Trikāya).
Texts in the Treatise Section are often structured systematically: first, the issue raised from the scripture is presented; next, different positions in the Buddhist schools are analyzed; and finally, a conclusion is reached on the basis of reasoning and authoritative scripture. This method is called the “fourfold reasoning” (catuṣkoti), allowing us to escape two-sided correspondences and approach the multidimensional truth of the Buddha Dharma.
What is important is that the Northern Canon treatises always carefully weigh the theoretical (prajñapti) and the real (paramārtha).
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