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Exposition of Scripture Toh 2947 — Tengyur, Treatise Collection
Context
Scripture Toh 2947 is contained in the Tengyur (Tenzur), a collection of commentaries and supporting materials for the Northern Mahayana Canonical tradition, compiled and preserved primarily in Tibet. Within the Northern Canonical tradition, the Treatise Collection (the Abhidharmakośa Bhāṣya and similar doctrinal treatises) plays an important role in providing profound explanations of Buddhist concepts, particularly concerning the nature of mind, dharmas, and the path of practice leading to awakening.
Although the title of the scripture has not yet been fully translated, based on its position within the Tengyur, this is a treatise belonging to the Sarvāstivāda tradition or related schools, focusing on the abhidharma analysis of the constituent elements of phenomena (dharmas). This approach is characteristic of the Northern Mahayana Canonical tradition, in which a profound understanding of consciousness and the nature of dharmas serves as the foundation for bodhisattva practice and the Tantric path.
Main Content
The Treatise Collection in the Tengyur commonly discusses the classification and investigation of dharmas (dharma-vicaya), the relationships among mind (citta), mental factors (caitasika), and material form (rūpa), as well as how they interact to produce the practitioner’s experience. These treatises are not merely dry theories but guides for directly recognizing impermanence (anicca), suffering (dukkha), and non-self (anattā) in all phenomena.
According to the Northern Canonical tradition, thoroughly comprehending the concepts concerning dharmas is an essential prerequisite for entering into contemplation of emptiness (śūnyatā), especially in the teachings of Madhyamaka or Mind-Only (Vijñaptimātra). It provides an accurate “theoretical framework” so that the mind does not stray into erroneous views or cling to either the absolute existence or absolute nonexistence of dharmas.
Practical Significance
For modern practitioners following the Northern Tibetan tradition, studying the treatises in the Tengyur is not intended to turn them into theoretical scholars, but to properly align the contemplative mind (
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