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Exposition of Toh 3370 (Tengyur)
Mahayana Tradition — Northern Tibetan Canon
Context
The scripture Toh 3370 from the Tengyur (the Treatise Collection) is an important work in the Northern Tibetan Mahayana tradition, especially related to the commentaries and explanations of the Dharma by ancient masters. The Tengyur is a collection of commentaries, treatises, and works explaining Buddhist scriptures, compiled and translated into Tibetan from original languages, chiefly Sanskrit and Pāli.
In the context of Northern Tibetan Mahayana practice, the works in the Tengyur are not merely theoretical but are also practical guidance for practitioners. They reflect the development of the Buddha-Dharma over the centuries, from early schools to Mahayana and Vajrayana. This scripture in particular belongs to the genre of commentary, with the role of clarifying Buddhist principles according to the understanding of great masters.
Main Contents
Although the specific title has not yet been fully outlined, Toh 3370, like similar works in the Tengyur, often addresses central themes of the Northern Tibetan Mahayana: bodhicitta, the mind that wishes for enlightenment for the sake of all beings; the nature of Buddha-nature; or the skillful means (upaya) used by the Buddhas to guide beings.
The commentaries in the Tengyur often examine deeply the relationship between emptiness (sunyata) and phenomena (dharmas), between wisdom (prajna) and loving-kindness (karuna). They also often analyze how to practice the three aims of the Mahayana: discipline (sila), concentration (samadhi), and wisdom (prajna), but with emphasis on skillful means for the awakening of the bodhisattva and ultimately the attainment of unsurpassed Buddhahood.
In this tradition, commentaries do not separate theory from practice. They guide practitioners in how to transform their own minds, how to apply immeasurable compassion in each circumstance of life, and how to understand that all phenomena are originally empty as sunyata, yet not therefore meaningless.
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