"Just as, on the physical plane, a statue or other image of our Teacher inspires devotion when we look at it, and through generating devotion we receive blessings and can progress along the path, similarly the scriptural Dharma sustains our realization. This is why, when Lord Buddha passed into nirvana, he said that the Dharma would be his representative. Through studying the Dharma one can know what the Buddha himself is like and what the teaching is like; one can know the path to enlightenment. The Dharma is thus a likeness of the dharmakaya; it is the dharmakaya made visible." Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. From the book: Zurchungpa’s Testament, Shambhala." https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10164624651460571&id=294782830570