•As in the microcosm-macrocosm connection that we saw earlier on, so too in tattooing, a link is made between the body as a site of ritualized magic and the divinized universe that is invoked for protection.
•Tattoos may also involved initiation by a guru, a ritual regimen (to ensure magical efficacy), the use of certaimantras, both spoken and written on the body, and some allusions to Hindu deities (as in Tantric Buddhism).
•It does not necessarily aim to Buddhist enlightenment, but rather the acquisition of certain divine powers under the tutelage of a deity. The ritual process allows for the symbolic rebirth of one’s body in a divinized form.