The Changeless Nature

Introduction 13IntroductionThis book is called the mahayana uttara tantra shastra in Sanskrit,the THek Pa CHen Po rGyud bLa Ma'i bsTen bC'os in Tibetan and the'Ultimate 2 Mahayana Treatise on the Changeless Continuity 3 of theTrue Nature' in English.Homage to all the buddhas and bodhisattvas.The entire body of this treatise 1following seven vajra points 4 :can be condensed into the1. the buddha,2. the dharma,3. the sangha,4. the buddha-nature 5 ,5. enlightenment,6. the qualities of enlightenment and7. buddha-activity.These are in a natural order and one should know that, followingthe above order, the first three points are derived from the introductorychapter of the dharanisvararajasutra. The latter four are fromits chapter on the various qualities of the wise 6 and the victorious 7 .From the buddha comes the dharma. From the dharma comes thesangha of those who have deep realisation 6 . From the sangha comesrecognition of the presence 8 of the buddha-essence, the jnana 9 -nature.Ultimately, when this jnana has been made manifest, there will besupreme enlightenment, along with its powers and so forth, havingevery ability to accomplish the good of each and every sentient being.