 As these three media are in fact different expressions of the same Dharma, they are not independent of each other. For example, the mantra is an expression of the mandala in sound, and conversely, the mandala conveys in pictures what the mantra intones. Together they convey in visual form and in audible sound, the meaning of the Dharma. Through these three media, sentient beings are thus aroused from their ignorance to realize their own enlightenment.