Bhaiṣajyaguru

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:deity
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Medicine_Buddha
gptkb:Yakushi_Nyorai
gptkb:Bhaisajya-guru
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:medicine
purification
healing
lapis lazuli
protection from illness
gptkbp:color blue
gptkbp:depictedIn two bodhisattvas
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Medicine_Buddha_Day
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:Candraprabha
gptkb:Suryaprabha
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bhaiṣajyaguru
gptkbp:iconography seated in meditation
blue body
holds a medicine jar
gptkbp:importantFor one of the most important Buddhas in East Asian Buddhism
invoked for healing and protection
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:mantra Tayata Om Bekanze Bekanze Maha Bekanze Radza Samudgate Soha
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:Medicine_Master
gptkb:Master_of_Healing
gptkbp:promise to cure diseases
to help beings attain enlightenment
to relieve suffering
gptkbp:pureLandName gptkb:Vaiduryanirbhasa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:residesIn eastern pure land
gptkbp:role gptkb:physician
grantor of wishes
protector from physical and mental illness
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Bhaiṣajyaguru_Sūtra
gptkb:Medicine_Buddha_Sutra
gptkbp:symbol medicine bowl
myrobalan plant
gptkbp:title gptkb:Medicine_Master_Buddha
gptkb:King_of_Lapis_Lazuli_Light
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:East_Asian_Buddhism
gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Tibet
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:薬師如来
gptkb:药师佛
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5