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Explanation of Scripture Number Toh 3545 (Tengyur - Treatise Collection)

Context

This scripture belongs to the Tengyur, the collection of Buddha Dharma treatises of the Northern Tibetan Mahayana tradition, compiled and translated from Sanskrit into Tibetan around the eighth and ninth centuries in the kingdom of Tibet. The Tengyur contains commentaries, explanations, and doctrinal works by renowned Indian Buddhist masters, helping to clarify the profound meaning of the scriptures.

In the context of the Mahayana Buddha Dharma, these treatises are regarded as precious guides for understanding the bodhisattva path, the path of practice aimed at awakening for the benefit of all sentient beings. The Northern Tibetan tradition especially values the combination of theory (hearing and study) and practice (meditation and training), and therefore the treatises in the Tengyur provide a solid philosophical basis for this path of practice.

Main Content

Although the title of this scripture has not been provided in full, according to its position in the Tengyur it is very likely a commentary or investigation by Indian Dharma masters on a central topic of the Mahayana Buddha Dharma. Treatises in the Tengyur often focus on matters such as:

Buddha-dhatu, the innate potential present in every sentient being to become a Buddha. This doctrine affirms that no sentient being is excluded from the possibility of awakening, provided that they practice according to the Dharma. This is the foundation of the bodhisattva aspiration that all sentient beings attain awakening.

Or this scripture may explain adaptive skillful means (upaya), the Buddha's teachings adjusted in accordance with the capacities and dispositions of each group of sentient beings, thereby clarifying how the Buddha taught the Dharma in different scriptures.