Bhaiṣajyaguru (藥師佛／薬師
Ch. Yàoshīfó,
Jp. Yakushi), more formally Bhaiṣajyaguruvaidūryaprabha (Jp. 薬師瑠璃光如来 Yakushirurikō nyorai) and also known as the Master of Healing or Medicine Buddha, is the
Buddha of healing. His full name means "Medicine Master
Lapis Lazuli Light". In
Mahayana Buddhism, Bhaiṣajyaguru represents the healing aspect of the historical Buddha
Sakyamuni. The use of the analogy of a Buddha being depicted as a doctor who cures the illness of suffering using the medicine of his teachings appears widely in Buddhist scriptures.
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[Japanese] Literally, 'the master of remedies'. One of the six Buddhas of meditation in Japan, and the Buddha of healing. He is much revered as the saviour who promised to cure all sickness and to obtain for mankind the remedies it needs. In Sanskrit he is Bhaishajya.
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