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EXPLICATION OF A SCRIPTURE FROM THE TENGYUR — ABHIDHARMA (TOH 3982)
Context
This scripture belongs to the Abhidharma in the Northern Mahayana tradition, a part of the Buddhist canon compiled and preserved in Tibet. The Abhidharma is the third division of the teachings, serving to analyze, explain, and clarify the profound meanings contained in the Buddhist sutras and the Vinaya. In the Northern tradition, these treatises are regarded as instructions from the Blessed Buddha or from bodhisattvas, arhats, and renowned Buddhist scholars.
Toh 3982 is contained in the Tengyur, the great collection of treatises, commentaries, and theoretical developments by Indian and Tibetan Buddhist authors. It is an exceedingly precious treasury of Dharma materials, helping practitioners gain a deeper understanding of Buddhist theory and practice according to the Mahayana tradition, particularly such schools as Madhyamaka, Yogacara, and Mind-Only.
Main Content
Although the specific title has not been provided, Abhidharma treatises in the Tengyur commonly address central issues in Buddhist philosophy: the nature of phenomena (dharmatā), the classification of various causes and conditions within dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda), the nature of consciousness (cittamātratā), emptiness (śūnyatā), and especially the conditions leading to liberation.
According to the Northern Mahayana tradition, these treatises often emphasize the nature of the Four Noble Truths, but with a deeper understanding: suffering is not merely personal affliction, but a characteristic of all conditioned things (saṃskṛta). The origin of suffering is ignorance (avidyā), greed, and the fundamental defilements of the mind. The way out of suffering is the bodhisattva path, refined through the practice of prajnaparamita (the perfection of wisdom), meditative concentration (dhyāna), and moral discipline (śīla).
These treatises may also discuss the distinction between conceptual proliferation (prapañca) and ultimate reality (paramārtha-satya), between mind (
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