The Gohonzon is the actual Ceremony in the Air

If Gohonzon were merely a representation of the Ceremony in the Air and not the actual Ceremony in the Air, there would be no need for Gohonzon. If the Gohonzon were merely a repesentation, we could create such a representation in our minds as did Tientai. Dengyo's only regret was not to have lived in the Latter Day. Why? Because the representation of the ceremony in his mind was still merely that, a representation.