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sambhogakaya, worshipped by every god, surrounded
by sentient beings, and appears in the merciful
Nirmanakaya.
According to the complete development of the five
forms, we may say that from the first form (original
mind, the basis of Enlightenment) results the position of
Buddhahood; from the second form (bodhicitta, the
great compassion) results the fountain of salvation; from
the third form (vajra-mind, the fountain of salvation),
(See Part Two of this appendix), the karma of a Buddha
is carried out; from the fourth form (vajra-body, the
embodiment of a Buddha-body) arises the perfect
evolution of a Buddha-body; from the fifth form (the
perfection of a Buddha-body which possesses all the
merits of a Buddha), one vividly achieves the
transformation of the Buddha-body, which will be
described later.
Because the vajra has induced everything into its body
when it personifies and identifies objectivity and
subjectivity, the macrocosm is in the body—the
microcosm. The spinal column is Sumeru, the four
limbs are the four continents, the two eyes are the sun
and the moon, the bladder is the ocean, and so on. In the
upper part of the body are sentient beings of the higher
realms; in the lower part are those of the lower realms.
Outwardly, around the body, are all deities of every
religion, standing as protectors. Inwardly, twenty-four
mandalas of Mahadeva Heruka arise from the
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