THE FRUITION IN THE NYINGMA SCHOOL - 451 The state of Samantabhadra, that of perfect enlightenment, is the supreme level of freedom Let us consider this briefly: The youthful vase body is distinguished by six distinctive attributes that constitute the consummate qualities of basic space These attributes are those of: emerging from the ground of being; manifesting within its own true nature; establishing a distinction;i085 being free in the immediacy of that distinction; not relying on any other circumstance; and abiding in its natural place Within the expanse of this supreme, inwardly lucid state of original purity, th'e kayas and timeless awareness abide innately as a unity beyond ordinary union or separation That is to say, one's own welfare is perfect within basic space Further to that, due to the engaging of innate compassion in the situations of those to be guided, [ 4·2.30.a] for the welfare of others there is the emergence of awareness's own natural manifestation as sambhogakaya, ensuring that all of space is filled with a vast range of enlightened embodiments and pure realms, like clouds massing in the sky The natural dynamic energy of this enlightened activity is to guide beings until sarpsara is emptied In pure realms, this is ensured by the "quasinirmii Q.akaya sambhogakaya," 1086 and in impure worlds by the emanations that guide beings there, like an array oflamps This activity, like that of a wish-fulfilling gem or a wish-granting tree, takes place in such a way that it is accomplished spontaneously and without interruption The foregoing constitutes the commentary on thefourth part, concerning a definitive conclusion about the specificfruition according to the tradition ofthe Early Translation School ofthe secret mantra approach This concludes the commentary on the tenth book, an analysis ofthe paths and levels to be traversed, from The Encompassing of All Knowledge, also entitled The Precious Treasury of Sublime Teachings: The Compendium of the Methods of All Spiritual Approaches and A Treatise That Thoroughly Presents the Three Higher Trainings THE CONCLUSION OF THE Treasury ofK.!Jowledge THE SOURCE VERSES The Nature of the Treasury ofKnowledge Since works composed in a rigid way by presumptuous people adopt a superficial or biased perspective, how could what is put together randomly by the untrained and immature ever be able to arouse admiration in the learned? The Purpose for Writing the Treasury ofKnowledge Nevertheless, in these later days of the teachings, if those who are mere shadows of spiritual practitioners are unaware of the authentic origins of the Buddhadharma, how could they have even a partial understanding of its characteristics? I composed this work well, thinking it would serve to nourish such people I have not told anything that has not been told before, nor spoken out of any sense of competitiveness But people nowadays are of such small intelligence and diligence that they cannot cross to the far shore of the ocean of the mainstream Buddhist traditions, so I have summarized these spiritual approaches to benefit those like me ... put together randomly by the untrained and immature ever be able to arouse admiration in the learned? The Purpose for Writing the Treasury ofKnowledge Nevertheless, in these later days of the teachings,... THE CONCLUSION OF THE Treasury ofK.!Jowledge THE SOURCE VERSES The Nature of the Treasury ofKnowledge Since works composed in a rigid way by... before, nor spoken out of any sense of competitiveness But people nowadays are of such small intelligence and diligence that they cannot cross to the far shore of the ocean of the mainstream Buddhist