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Medicine Buddha (Tibetan: Sanggye-Menlha) called in Sanskrit Bheshajaguru i.e. Buddha of Healing. He wears monastic robes and sits on a lion throne. The color of his body is dark blue and he holds a bowl in the left hand having the medicinal plant called aura (not known scientifically) He holds a stem of the arura plant in his right hand. Sometimes, Medicine Buddhas are depicted in the company of Shakyamuni Buddha. The Medicine Buddha is the supreme physician and is probably founded upon the legend of metaphysical Bodhisattva, the medicine King (Bheshajaraja), who is mentioned as the dispenser of spiritual medicine. When positive or joyous feelings and attitudes pass through each organ and circulate through our whole system, our physical and chemical energies are transformed and balanced.
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Who is Medicine Buddha?
Medicine Buddha is the bodhisattva was to become able to completely free all sentient beings from their illnesses. Medicine Buddha is also called the Blue Buddha, or the Lapis Lazuli Light Buddha.
In Tibet, Medicine Buddha is known as Sangye Menla. He is attended to by two bodhisattvas symbolizing the light of the sun and the light of the moon respectively.
In Sanskrit, Medicine Buddha is also known as Bhaisajya Guru.
Medicine Buddha Mantra
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The mantra of Medicine Buddha is tayatha om bekandze bekandze maha bekandze radza samudgate Soha.
Tibetan mantra of Medicine Buddha
Tibetan Mantra of Medicine Buddha
Sanskrit Mantra of Medicine Buddha
Sanskrit Mantra of Medicine Buddha
Transliteration
om bhai sa jye bhai sa jye ma ha bhai sa jya sa mu dga te sva ha
om bhaisajye bhaisajye mahabhaisajya-samudgate svaha
What is the meaning of Medicine Buddha Mantra?
The Mantra is Ta ya tha / om bekandze bekandze/ maha bekndze randza/ samudgate soha.
Bekandze means eliminating pain, maha bekandze means great eliminating of pain. The second bekandze eliminates all the true causes of suffering, which is not external but within the mind. The second bekandze refers to eliminating the cause of problems, karma motivated by disturbing thoughts.
The third phrase, maha bekandze, or “great eliminating,” refers to eliminating even the subtle imprints left on the consciousness by disturbing thoughts. The om is composed of three sounds, ah, o, and ma, which signify the Medicine Buddha’s completely pure holy body, holy speech, and holy mind.
What are the benefits of the Medicine Buddha Mantra?
The Medicine Buddha mantra is often canted to become extremely powerful for healing physical illnesses and purification of negative karma. One form of practice based on the Medicine Buddha is done when one is stricken by disease.
Even more important than the capability of the mantra to heal the body is its power to heal the mind. Mantra gently opens and transforms emotional states, helping us to deal with any situation clearly and directly. It promotes peace, calmness, and tranquility in your heart.
The happiness you experience is transmitted to others, thus you benefit them as well. One of the best healing meditations is that of the Medicine Buddha who is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings.
Medicine Buddha is a healing Buddha from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Medicine Buddha is considered an important Buddha in the Mahayana tradition. The mantra is tayatha om bekandze bekandze maha bekandze radza samudgate soha.
Medicine Buddha Buddhist Thangka Art
Medicine Buddha Buddhist thangka art is hand-painted on a handmade cotton canvas. He is also called the healing Buddha. Bhaisajyaguru is known as Medicine Buddha. Medicine Buddha is presented at the center of the thangka.
