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Exposition of the Tengyur Treatise Basket (Toh 3282)
From the Mahayana Tradition of the Northern Tibetan Transmission
Context
The Tengyur (Bstan-'gyur), or “Translations of the Teachings,” is a collection of treatises developed from the words of the Buddha and composed by eminent Buddhist scholars of India. Toh 3282, one among the thousands of works in this corpus, represents the profound doctrinal tradition of the Northern Tibetan Mahayana.
During the development of Buddhism from the first to the tenth century CE, Buddhist authors such as Nāgārjuna, Asaṅga, and Vasubandhu composed treatises to clarify the profound meaning of the scriptures. These works were translated into Tibetan during the golden age of Tibetan Buddhism, from the eighth to the twelfth centuries, forming the intellectual treasury preserved by the Tengyur.
The Tengyur Treatise Basket is not only a set of textual commentaries, but also a collection of complete philosophical systems that help practitioners thoroughly understand the Dharma discourses of the Buddha and apply them in practice.
Main Content
Although the original title of Toh 3282 is not clearly recorded in the descriptive information, according to the classification of the Tengyur, these treatises often revolve around three core themes of the Mahayana: the nature of mind (citta-svabhāva), the theory of the four noble lineages (gotra), and the path of bodhisattva practice.
In the Northern Tibetan tradition, especially the Gelug, Sakya, and Kagyu schools, these treatises provide the philosophical basis for understanding that all sentient beings possess a pure-natured mind (prabha-svabhāva), the luminous nature of mind, which is the foundation for the possibility of becoming a Buddha.
The treatise also clarifies the concept of Tathāgatagarbha, Buddha-nature, that is, the nucleus of Buddha-nature present in all sentient beings, explaining why all beings are actively encouraged to follow the Mahayana path: because all, without distinction, have the capacity to become Buddhas.
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