The Changeless Nature

4a2. Function when Everything is PureEnlightenment 83The tathagatas are the condition for the form beyond the fourelements 10 to be seen, for the good and pure sounds of the dharma tobe heard, for the pure fragrance of the sugatas' perfect conduct to besmelt, for the flavour of the true dharma of the great and deeplyrealisedto be tasted, for the bliss felt in samadhi to be experiencedand for that which is, in essence, the profound nature 11 of everythingto be realised. Therefore, when considered in a very fine way, thetathagatas, who give birth to true bliss, are like space 12 , devoid ofreasons.4b. Detailed4b1. The Aspects Which Achieve the Twofold ValuePut concisely, the function of the two jnanas, should be known as:- perfect fulfilment of the 'embodiment of liberation' (vimuktikaya)— accomplishment of the 'embodiment of dharma' 13 (dharmakaya)Since the vimuktikaya is untainted and the dharmakaya is allembracingand since they share the common attribute of being theuncreate ground, the vimuktikaya and the dharmakaya should beknown as having two specific attributes and one common one.4b2. Best Possible Value for OneselfThe vimuktikaya is untainted because negative affects, and theiraccompanying karmic propensities, have ceased. Jnana 14 is consideredas all-embracing since it is unattached and unhindered by cognitiveimpediments.Both are uncreate since their nature is at all times indestructible.This indestructibility has been mentioned above and explained as everlastingnessetc. Destructibility is to be known through the followingfour aspects since they are the counterpart of everlastingness: decay,drastic change (sickness), interruption (of the previous existence i. e.