A very important expression occurs in the above paragraph: “In his dreams, he will also see constantly the Seven Buddhas of the past, among whom only Śākyamuni Buddha will preach the Law to him.” It is true that all the buddhas of the past are sacred, but among them only Śākyamuni Buddha preaches his teachings to us in the sahā-world. Through these teachings we can know the truth that has existed unchanged since the infinite past. Therefore, we have only to take refuge in Śākyamuni Buddha; through doing so we also take refuge in the other buddhas (the various manifestations of the truth).

To see the buddhas in one’s dreams means that one gains a vague awareness of existing together with the buddhas. Gaining such an indistinct awareness, one feels still more spiritual joy and universally salutes the buddhas in all directions. Then the Bodhisattva Universal Virtue will appear before the believer and will teach him that he has been unable to see the buddhas because of all the karmas and environments of his former lives and will cause him to confess his sins. This means that the believer awakens to his own sins through the Bodhisattva Universal Virtue. This is the repentance that one practices before the buddhas. The expression “he should confess his sins with his own mouth” implies the repentance that he performs mentally.