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Exposition of Scripture Toh 2856: Tengyur, Treatise Collection
Context
The Tengyur, or Bstan 'gyur (藏傳佛教論藏), is a collection of treatises and commentaries by Indian masters intended to clarify the essential intent of the Dharma. Scripture number Toh 2856 belongs to the Treatise Collection of the Northern Transmission Mahāyāna tradition, compiled in the context of the development of the Dharma in Tibet from the seventh century onward.
In the Mahāyāna Northern Transmission tradition (Vajrayāna), the treatises of the Tengyur play an extremely important role, for they provide insight into how to practice exalted Dharma methods such as the Fourfold Union (Chatur-Yuganaddha) and tantric mandalas. Although the original title of this scripture has not been clearly recorded in the descriptive information, it lies within the catalogue of treatises related to the cultivation of pristine mind and the transformation of sentient beings into Buddhas.
Main Content
According to the context of the Treatise Collection, scripture Toh 2856 is likely to focus on fundamental issues of the Dharma as developed through the declarations of revered Indian masters. The works in the Tengyur often address three principal elements: precise understanding of Śūnyatā, emptiness; the development of bodhicitta, the bodhisattva mind; and methods of practice for attaining buddhahood.
In the Northern Transmission Mahāyāna, these treatises often emphasize the importance of ritual (sādhana), visualization practice, and understanding buddha-nature. They teach that all phenomena have no true self-nature, and that through this recognition, joined with immeasurable compassion, sentient beings can transcend the cycle of samsāra and attain nirvana.
The treatises in the Tengyur also focus on the differences among practice mandalas. They explain how the path of Secret Mantra (Mantrayāna) or Tantra provides a swift path of practice through transforming greed, hatred, and delusion into the primordial qualities of the Buddha (Buddha-elements).
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