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Exposition of Toh 2879
From the Tengyur — The Tibetan Treatise Piṭaka
Context
Toh 2879 in the Tengyur, the treasury of Tibetan Buddhist treatises, belongs to the Mahāyāna tradition of the Northern Transmission, where treatises and teachings of great masters are recorded and transmitted. The Tengyur is an immense collection of 213 volumes, containing commentaries, explanations, and developments by Indian and Tibetan treatise masters on the principal scriptures of the Mahāyāna.
In the context of Northern Buddhism, works such as this scripture serve as a bridge between the Buddha’s original teaching and the profound understanding of teachers endowed with wise minds. They not only explain but also develop aspects of the Dharma, illuminating the path of practice for attaining Buddhahood for all sentient beings.
Main Content
Although the title of the scripture has not been specifically identified, the treatises in the Tengyur often focus on key matters of the Mahāyāna: the nature of mind (citta), emptiness (śūnyatā), the bodhisattva path (bodhisattva-mārga), and the doctrine of Buddha-nature (Buddha-dhātu), the idea that all sentient beings have the capacity to become Buddhas.
The works in the Tengyur are composed according to a rigorous methodology, combining rational analysis with direct instruction in meditation. They often examine differences among Mahāyāna schools, such as Yogācāra (Consciousness-Only), Madhyamaka (Middle Way), and other traditions, in order to point out the profound unity within the teachings.
One focus of these treatises is the explanation of concrete stages of practice: from generating bodhicitta, then cultivating the six perfections (pāramitā), to the fulfillment of the bodhisattva mind and the attainment of perfect clarity. These teachings also emphasize the role of superknowledges (abhijñā) and skillful means (upāya) in educating sentient beings.
Practical Meaning
For contemporary practitioners, this scripture and similar works in the Tengyur provide lucid guidance on how to transform the mind.
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