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Exposition of Toh 2984 from the Tengyur

Context

The scripture is collected in the Tengyur, the Abhidharma Pitaka of the Northern Transmission Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and stands at the position Toh 2984. It belongs to an important part of the Mahayana corpus that records profound teachings on the bodhisattva path and the Dharmakaya of the Buddha. The Tengyur is a collection of commentaries, treatises, and materials for practice composed by Indian and Tibetan masters, used to explain in detail and guide the practice of the Sutra Pitaka.

The Northern Transmission Tibetan Mahayana tradition, comprising the Kagyu, Nyingma, Sakya, and Gelug schools, regards the Tengyur as an indispensable guide for practice, because these exegetical works have gathered the wisdom of saintly masters over many centuries. Although the title of Toh 2984 has not yet been fully translated in current Vietnamese versions, according to its position and context in the Tengyur, it is related to core Mahayana teachings on the path of awakening and the means taught by the Buddha.

Main Content

The inclusion of Toh 2984 in the Abhidharma Pitaka shows that it discusses central questions of Mahayana practice. The Northern Transmission emphasizes that every being has Buddha-nature, the capacity to become a Buddha, and that the path to attain this is through the bodhisattva path, that is, training to accumulate merit and wisdom for the benefit of all beings.

In the context of the Tengyur, scriptures numbered Toh 2000 and above often discuss profound themes such as the nature of the Dharmakaya, the stages of bodhisattva practice, or special means for those who follow the Buddhist Tantric path. This scripture may be a commentary on ancient Mahayana suttas, or an independent treatise intended to clarify difficult points in practice.

The Northern Transmission Tibetan tradition regards the Tengyur as a “map” for guiding monastics through the complex regions of the Buddhadharma.