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his virtues. Besides these two sets, there are some<br />

important marks of the Sambhogakaya, such as the<br />

crown with the images of five Buddhas, symbolizing the<br />

five wisdoms, <strong>and</strong> the holy light of silence surrounding<br />

him infinitely. There are also realization-signs of his<br />

Dharmakaya, such as the vajra <strong>and</strong> the vajra-bell held in<br />

the h<strong>and</strong>s, the sign of Vajradhara, the guru of the five<br />

Buddhas. Thus the complete Buddha's virtues are<br />

manifested on the Buddha-body <strong>and</strong> this yoga is the<br />

highest transformation of the human body into the<br />

Buddha-body, resulting successfully. Whenever the<br />

meditator is in the samadhi of this yoga, he is in fact a<br />

Buddha; if any human nature appears, it is immediately<br />

changed until the static samadhi <strong>and</strong> the dynamic daily<br />

yoga are identified.<br />

To summarize the five forms of this yoga with similes,<br />

the first form (original mind) is like the seed under the<br />

soil; the second form (bodhicitta) signifies the root; the<br />

third form (vajra-mind) is like the trunk of the Bodhi<br />

tree; the fourth form (vajra-body) is like the leaves <strong>and</strong><br />

flowers; <strong>and</strong> the fifth the fruits of Full Enlightenment.<br />

Nevertheless, this yoga is in the yogatantra. There is yet<br />

the anuttaratantra, with many lofty methods of<br />

transformation of the Buddha body. Since the yoga<br />

tantra only involves the practice of the six-element yoga,<br />

it is not a practice of wisdom-energy. The elaborate<br />

practice of visualization is not included in the yoga<br />

tantra. Readers who are interested are advised to learn<br />

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