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twenty-four channels stemming from the left <strong>and</strong> right<br />

major channels. Secretly, there are five Buddhas'<br />

palaces in the five wheels; most secretly, there is the<br />

permanent <strong>and</strong> quiet holy light realm of the<br />

Dharmakaya, arising from the median channel. Hence<br />

very powerful gods <strong>and</strong> Buddhas are in the body.<br />

Mencius said, "Where there is the meritorious quality<br />

within, it manifests itself without." The embodiment of<br />

a real Buddha in a person constitutes all the inward<br />

qualities of a Buddha, as well as all the signs of a<br />

Buddha. Hence every merit of one's savior-nature<br />

manifests itself as vividly as the nose on one's face. The<br />

position of consequence of Buddhahood is achieved<br />

when one has attained the thorough realization of<br />

Buddha-personification both within <strong>and</strong> without. One<br />

then is undoubtedly a real Buddha with all the inward<br />

qualities <strong>and</strong> outward signs. The last four forms achieve<br />

the great conditions of a Buddha-body, <strong>and</strong> only the<br />

details of its adornment are left. This is the last<br />

connection, as all adornments are perfectly visualized,<br />

<strong>and</strong> is thus called "Buddha-body Perfection." Then there<br />

is nothing left; this is the end of the connection between<br />

the fourth <strong>and</strong> fifth forms.<br />

A savior-Buddha is called "the King of the Revolving<br />

Wheel of Dharma." All great merits <strong>and</strong> virtues<br />

accumulated appear as the thirty-two remarkable<br />

physical characteristics. These are the adornments of the<br />

Buddha-body. They are:<br />

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