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The Changeless Nature

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<strong>The</strong> dharmakaya is permanent because: —Enlightenment 998. being immortal and having achieved the state of peace, the'evil of death' cannot roam there.9. in the victors, whose nature is uncreate, birth and death havebeen, since beginningless time, pacified.10. it is perfectly suited for being the permanent refuge and so forthfor those without a refuge.<strong>The</strong> first seven reasons demonstrate the permanence of the form kayasand the last three demonstrate the permanence of the dharmakaya.8. INCONCEIVABILITY8a. In BriefSince:1. it is ineffable,2. it consists of the ultimate truth,3. it is not the object of intellectual investigation,4. it is beyond exemplification,5. it is peerless and6. it is comprised of neither conditioned existence nor 'peace',enlightenment is the sphere of the buddhas, inconceivable even forthe deeply-realised.8b. In Detail1. inconceivable because it is ineffable,2. ineffable since it is the ultimate truth,3. the ultimate truth since it cannot be investigated intellectually4. not to be investigated intellectually since it is non-deducible,

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