Bhaisajyaguru

E483062
Buddhist deity Mahayana Buddhist deity Medicine Buddha

Bhaisajyaguru, also known as the Medicine Buddha, is a revered Mahayana Buddhist deity associated with healing, medicine, and the alleviation of suffering.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Medicine Buddha 2

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist deity ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhist deity ⓘ
Medicine Buddha ⓘ
associatedRealm Lapis Lazuli Pure Land NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vaidūryanirbhāsa NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith alleviation of suffering ⓘ
healing ⓘ
lapis lazuli ⓘ
longevity ⓘ
medicine ⓘ
overcoming the three poisons ⓘ
protection from illness ⓘ
purification of karma ⓘ
relief from mental suffering ⓘ
cultRegion China NERFINISHED ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
direction east ⓘ
flankedBy Candraprabha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Suryaprabha NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal liberation of beings from suffering ⓘ
support of practitioners on the path to enlightenment ⓘ
hasRetinue twelve yaksha generals ⓘ
holds alms bowl ⓘ
medicine bowl ⓘ
myrobalan fruit ⓘ
iconographicAttribute blue body color ⓘ
elongated earlobes ⓘ
monk’s robes ⓘ
seated posture ⓘ
ushnisha ⓘ
mantraLanguage Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ
otherName Bhaiṣajyaguru NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bhaiṣajyaguru Vaidūryaprabha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Medicine Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yaksayeorae-bul NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yakushi Nyorai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yàoshī Fó NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
roleInChina popular object of devotional worship ⓘ
roleInJapan principal healing Buddha ⓘ
roleInTibet important yidam in healing practices ⓘ
scripturalSource Bhaiṣajyaguruvaidūryaprabharāja Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Medicine Buddha Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ
threePoisons attachment ⓘ
aversion ⓘ
ignorance ⓘ
tradition Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
vowCount 12 vows ⓘ
vowTheme guidance on the path to enlightenment ⓘ
healing of body and mind ⓘ
liberation from bad rebirths ⓘ
relief from poverty ⓘ
worshipPractices healing rituals ⓘ
lamp offering ⓘ
mantra chanting ⓘ
sutra recitation ⓘ
visualization meditation ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yakushi-ji → deity → Bhaisajyaguru ⓘ
Temple 67: Daikōji → hasPrimaryDeityType → Bhaisajyaguru ⓘ
this entity surface form: Medicine Buddha
Temple 39: Enkōji → mainDeityInstanceOf → Bhaisajyaguru ⓘ
this entity surface form: Medicine Buddha