The Changeless Nature

12 The Changeless NatureIn Sanskrit the Mahayanottaratantrasastra,In Tibetan the thek. pa. chen. po'. rgyud. bla. ma'. bsten. bchos,In English the "Ultimate Mahayana Treatise on theChangeless Continuity".Homage to all the buddhas and bodhisattvas.1 The entire body of this treatise can be condensedinto the following seven vajra points:buddha, dharma, sangha, buddha-nature,enlightenment, qualities and activity.2 These are in a natural order and one should knowthe first three as deriving from the introductoryand the latter four from the 'Wise and Victors' Qualities'chapters of the dharanisvararajasutra3 From the buddha, the dharma,from the dharma, the realised sangha,from the sangha, the presenceof the jnana-nature - the essence;when this jnana is ultimately made manifestthere is supreme enlightenment, powers and so on,endowed with every ability to accomplishthe good of each and everyone.