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Exposition of Toh 3138 — Tibetan Treatise Piṭaka
Context
This work belongs to the Tengyur (Bstan 'gyur), the corpus of treatises of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, compiled under the guidance of phiترanslation and Tibetan great masters during the second translation period (eleventh-twelfth centuries). As part of the Treatise Piṭaka (Abhidharmakośa-bhāṣya and related treatises), the works in the Tengyur give profound explanations of the meanings of the Mahayana scriptures.
Toh 3138 is classified among philosophical Buddhist treatises and is likely to discuss foundational themes such as the nature of consciousness (citta), phenomena (dharma), or the path of cultivation of bodhisattvas. In the Northern Tibetan Mahayana context, such treatises usually aim to support monastics in deeply understanding the Four Noble Truths and the path of liberation according to the bodhisattva tradition.
Main Content
Although the original title has not yet been fully translated into Vietnamese, based on the position of Toh 3138 in the Tengyur, this work is very likely a treatise on the nature of phenomena (dharmas) or a commentary on fundamental Buddhist teachings. In the Mahayana — Northern Tibetan tradition, similar treatises often focus on:
The lack of self-nature (śūnyatā) of phenomena: An exposition of the way phenomena do not possess an independent essence, a way that both maintains the actual efficacy of cause and effect (karma) and points out the emptiness of all forms of self and what belongs to self.
The bodhisattva path of cultivation: The possibility that this work explains the six perfections (Pāramitā) — generosity, moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and wisdom — the fundamental actions for developing the bodhisattva mind and the aspiration to liberate all sentient beings.
Contemplation of consciousness (vijñapti): This treatise may discuss the characteristics of consciousness according to the 唯識 (Yogācāra) school, in which all material experience depends upon the way the mind cognizes and interprets.
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