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Exposition of Scripture Toh 3266 — Northern Tibetan Mahayana Tradition
Background
This scripture is part of the Tengyur — the collection of the Treatise Canon of Tibetan Buddhism, containing commentaries and treatises from the noble sages of India on the Mahayana Dharma. The Northern Tibetan tradition (Mahāyāna Tibetan Buddhist tradition) pays particular attention to three essentials: (1) bodhicitta — the aspiration to liberate all beings, (2) the Buddha-nature of all beings, and (3) complete modes of practice leading to enlightenment.
In the Northern Tibetan system, the Treatise Canon does not consist of independent instructions, but of profound explanations of the main scriptures. They guide practitioners to overcome common errors and master the truth of the Dharma. Scripture number Toh 3266, although it does not yet have a clear title, is certainly a treatise on fundamental principles in Mahayana practice.
Main Content
In the Northern Tibetan Mahayana, treatises often focus on three basic aspects: the teaching on Mind, the teaching on Reality, and the teaching on Practice.
On Mind: The treatise emphasizes that our mind has a nature that is originally clear and free (bodhicitta — the mind of awakening), not fundamentally defiled by afflictions (kleśa). Afflictions are only temporary formations, like clouds covering the sun, and have no true essence.
On Reality: All phenomena are empty (śūnyatā) of intrinsic nature (svabhāva), meaning that they have no fixed, independent essence. Profound understanding of this emptiness is the key to liberation, also called Prajna (Wisdom).
On Practice: Practitioners cultivate through the six Paramitas (Six Perfections — generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, wisdom). Each Perfection is permeated by bodhicitta, directed toward enlightenment not only for oneself, but for the liberation of all beings.
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