The Changeless Nature

4. Cause for RemovalThe causes which bring freedom from these two obscurations arethe two jnanas — considered as the non-conceptual jnana and theensuing 'inter-meditation' 5 jnana.793. FRUIT3a Summary of Examples of Stainlessness3a1. Freedom from Negative AffectsLike a lake of purest water, gradually overspread with lotuses,like the full moon set free from Rahu's mouth 6 andlike the sun liberated from negative affects' banked clouds:this state of buddhahood is endowed with radiant manifestationbecause it is stainless and possesses all qualities.3a2. Freedom from Cognitive ObscurationSuch buddhahood is like the victor, best of all, like the honey,the kernels, the gold, so valuable, the treasure, the great tree,the sugata image made of pure and precious substances,like the world-ruler and the golden image.3b. More Detailed Explanation3b 1. Fruit Achieved through Meditation and Inter-Meditation JnanasPurity, in the sense of freedom from the incidental defilements- desire etc. — is like the pure water of the lake and so forth. It isdescribed in brief as being the fruit of non-conceptual jnana. Theauthentic achievement of the supremely-endowed buddhakayasis taught as being the fruit of the ensuing jnana.3b2. Freedom from the Three PoisonsThis buddhahood is like the lake of pure water and so on bothbecause the silt of desire has been removed and also because it causesthe waters of meditative stability to flow on the lotus-like beings to betrained.