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(3) May I gather the victorious <strong>and</strong> perfect light of the<br />

Dharmakaya <strong>and</strong> thereby attain a body of light like a<br />

rainbow.<br />

(4) May I, from life to life, accumulate the voice of<br />

dharani of anuttarayoga.<br />

(5) May I, from life to life, accumulate the highest will<br />

of Buddhahood.<br />

(6) May I, with my meditative wisdom-light, lure all the<br />

demons <strong>and</strong> non-<strong>Buddhist</strong>s into the Dharma-gate.<br />

(7) Those persons who have no connecting conditions,<br />

either good or bad, with past Buddhas—may I establish<br />

good connections with them as they are the most<br />

difficult to save, <strong>and</strong> through their connection with me,<br />

may I save them. (This is a very special vow.)<br />

(8) May I inherit the merits of the past Buddhas <strong>and</strong><br />

may this force enable me to discover the Dharmakaya of<br />

sentient beings.<br />

(9) May I establish on my ground of wisdom the right<br />

Dharma, accumulating the merits <strong>and</strong> abilities of<br />

Buddhahood for universal salvation.<br />

(10) May I, in this lifetime, gather all the realizations of<br />

the Vajrayana to have enough experience to teach all<br />

followers.<br />

These vows were made at the age of twenty-five. When<br />

I made them, I recited them one by one in front of Wei<br />

Tuo <strong>and</strong> then worshipped him, asking him to protect my<br />

vows. I was very much inspired by him at this time.<br />

Afterwards, I worshipped the Buddha <strong>and</strong> asked him to<br />

witness my aspiration. As there is a statue of the<br />

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