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Exposition of Scripture Toh 3076 — Tengyur, Treatise Collection

Context

The Tengyur — the Treatise Collection of the Northern Tibetan tradition — is a collection of commentaries, treatises, and teachings from Indian noble sages, translated into Tibetan from the eighth to thirteenth centuries. Scripture Toh 3076 belongs to the Treatise Collection, the section of auxiliary teachings that helps monastics understand more clearly the fundamental principles of the Buddhadharma. Although the title has not yet been fully translated into Vietnamese, this scripture is a precious testimony to the Mahayana Northern Tibetan tradition, where the combination of profound theory and meditative practice was comprehensively developed.

The Northern Tibetan tradition values the continuation of commentarial lineages from bodhisattvas who directly received the Dharma from the Buddha. Great treatise masters such as Nagarjuna, Asanga, Dharmakirti, and Candrakirti left a rich intellectual legacy, from which Tibetan sacred scholars such as Atisa, Tsongkhapa, and other eminent masters translated, annotated, and further developed the teachings.

Main Content

Although the specific content of this scripture has not yet been fully translated, we can understand that treatises in the Tengyur often include central issues of the Mahayana Buddhadharma, such as: the nature of buddha-nature, the theory of mind-consciousness (mind — Skt. chitta), the functioning of causes and conditions, and the stages (bhumi) of the bodhisattva.

In the Northern Tibetan tradition, especially the Gelug school, the Treatise Collection is used to clarify philosophical issues — debates among Buddhist philosophies concerning the nature of phenomena (dharma), consciousness, and the way we perceive the world. Scripture Toh 3076 may be one of the detailed commentaries on one of these themes, helping practitioners of the highest dedication overcome mistaken reasoning and directly approach the nature of reality.

Practical Significance

For modern practitioners, the treatises from the Tengyur have not only theoretical value but also profound practical significance.