{"product_id":"medicine-buddha-thangka-painting-tibetan-meditation-art","title":"Medicine Buddha Thangka Painting, Tibetan Meditation Art","description":"This is master quality hand-painted Medicine Buddha Tibetan Thangka Painting. Medicine Buddha or Bhaisajyaguru is respected in Mahayana Buddhism because of his powers of healing, both physical and spiritual. He is said to reign over a pure land called Vaiduryanirbhasa.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOrigins of the Medicine Buddha\u003cbr\u003e\nThe earliest mention of Bhaiṣajyaguru is found in a Mahayana text called the Bhaiṣajyaguruvaiḍuryaprabharaja Sutra, or more commonly the Medicine Buddha Sutra. Sanskrit manuscripts of this sutra dating no later than the 7th century have been found at Bamiyan, Afghanistan, and Gilgit, Pakistan, both of which were once part of the Buddhist kingdom of Gandhara.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAccording to this sutra, long ago the future Medicine Buddha, while following the bodhisattva path, vowed to do twelve things when he realized enlightenment. These were:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe vowed that his body would shine with dazzling light and illuminate countless worlds.\u003cbr\u003e\nHis radiant, pure body would bring those dwelling in darkness into light.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe would provide sentient beings with their material needs.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe would guide those walking on deviant paths to find the way of the Great Vehicle (Mahayana).\u003cbr\u003e\nHe would enable countless beings to keep the Precepts.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe would heal physical afflictions so that all beings could be able-bodied.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe would cause those who are sick and without a family to have healing and a family to care for them.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe would cause women who are unhappy being women to become men.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe would liberate beings from the nets of demons and the bonds of \"exterior\" sects.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe would cause those who are imprisoned and under threat of execution to be liberated from worry and suffering.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe would cause those who are desperate for food and drink to be satiated,\u003cbr\u003e\nHe would cause those who are poor, without clothes, and plagued by cold, heat, and stinging insects to have fine garments and enjoyable surroundings.\u003cbr\u003e\nAccording to the sutra, the Buddha declared that Bhaiṣajyaguru would indeed have great healing power. Devotion to Bhaiṣajyaguru on behalf of those afflicted with sickness has been especially popular in Tibet, China, and Japan for centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBhaisajyaguru in Iconography\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Medicine Buddha is associated with the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli. Lapis is an intensely deep blue stone that often contains gold-colored flecks of pyrite, creating an impression of the first faint stars in a darkening evening sky. It is mined mostly in what is now Afghanistan, and in ancient eastern Asia, it was very rare and highly prized.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThroughout the ancient world, lapis was thought to have mystical power. In eastern Asia it was thought to have healing power as well, especially to reduce inflammation or internal bleeding. In Vajrayana Buddhism, the deep blue color of the lapis is thought to have a purifying and strengthening effect on those who visualize it. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn Buddhist iconography, the color lapis is always incorporated into the image of Bhaisajyaguru. Sometimes Bhaisajyaguru himself is a lapis, or he may be a gold color but surrounded by lapis.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe nearly always holds a lapis alms bowl or medicine jar, usually in his left hand, which is resting palm up in his lap. In Tibetan images, a myrobalan plant may be growing from the bowl. The myrobalan is a tree that bears a plum-like fruit thought to have medicinal properties.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMost of the time you will see Bhaisajyaguru sitting on a lotus throne, with his right hand reaching down, palm out. This gesture signifies he is ready to answer prayers or give blessings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA Medicine Buddha Mantra\u003cbr\u003e\nThere are several mantras and dharanis chanted to evoke the Medicine Buddha. These often are chanted on behalf of someone who is ill. One is:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNamo Bhagavate bhaisajya guru vaidurya prabha rajaya\u003cbr\u003e\nTathagataya\u003cbr\u003e\nArhate\u003cbr\u003e\nsamyaksambuddhaya\u003cbr\u003e\ntadyatha\u003cbr\u003e\nOm bhaisajye bhaisajye bhaisajya samudgate Svaha\u003cbr\u003e\nThis could be translated, “Homage to the Medicine Buddha, The Master of Healing, radiant like lapis lazuli, like a king. The one thus come, the worthy one, The fully and perfectly awakened one, hail to the healing, the healing, the healer. So be it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSometimes this chant is shorted to \"Tadyatha Om bhaisajye bhaisajye bhaisajya samudgate Svaha.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nShipping: Free Standard Shipping with International Tracking Number.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDuty and Taxes: As applicable by the country of destination. Etsy Collects Tax\/VAT for most countries while checking out.","brand":"Etsy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67717653299497,"sku":"MEDBUDDHASHY1824","price":171.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0803\/1282\/8201\/files\/il_fullxfull.4826325090_sio0.jpg?v=1793599151","url":"https:\/\/www.tibetanthangkaart.com\/fr\/products\/medicine-buddha-thangka-painting-tibetan-meditation-art","provider":"Tibetan Thangka Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}