Medicine Master

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bhaisajyaguru
gptkb:Medicine_Buddha
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
enlightenment
longevity
removal of karma
gptkbp:bodhisattvaAttendants gptkb:Candraprabha
gptkb:Suryaprabha
gptkbp:color lapis lazuli blue
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:frescoes
thangka paintings
two bodhisattvas
temple statues
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Medicine Master
gptkbp:iconography seated posture
blue body
holds a medicine jar
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:Buddhism
Chinese Buddhist healing practices
Tibetan medicine rituals
gptkbp:invokedFor spiritual purification
protection from disasters
healing diseases
gptkbp:mantra gptkb:Medicine_Buddha_mantra
gptkbp:promise twelve vows
gptkbp:pureLandName gptkb:Vaiduryanirbhasa
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Eastern_Pure_Land
gptkbp:role alleviating suffering
granting longevity
healing physical and mental illnesses
removing obstacles to enlightenment
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Bhaisajyaguru_Sutra
gptkb:Medicine_Buddha_Sutra
gptkbp:symbolizes compassion
purification
healing
gptkbp:title gptkb:Buddha_of_Healing
gptkb:Buddha_of_Medicine
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Chinese_Buddhism
gptkb:East_Asian_Buddhism
gptkb:Japanese_Buddhism
gptkb:Vietnamese_Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Medicine_Buddha_Day
lay practitioners
monastics
8th day of the 4th lunar month (some traditions)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bhaiṣajyaguru
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6