Yakushi Nyorai

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
Hindu mythology
Japanese Buddhist deity
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Twelve_Heavenly_Generals
gptkb:Twelve_Yaksha_Generals
gptkb:Yakushi_Triad
gptkb:Eastern_Pure_Land
granting wishes
healing rituals
Shin-Yakushi-ji Temple in Nara
Yakushi-ji Temple in Nara
protection from disasters
relief from suffering
gptkbp:color lapis lazuli blue
gptkbp:countryOfVeneration gptkb:China
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Tibet
gptkbp:directionA East
gptkbp:hasTemple gptkb:Yakushi-ji
gptkb:Shin-Yakushi-ji
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yakushi Nyorai
gptkbp:iconography seated in meditation
seated on a lotus throne
makes the gesture of granting wishes (varada mudra)
blue body
holds a medicine jar
makes the gesture of fearlessness (abhaya mudra)
sometimes depicted with a medicine bowl
sometimes depicted with a myrobalan plant
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Sanskrit_Bhaisajyaguru
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Bhaisajyaguru
gptkb:Medicine_Buddha
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:role Healer of physical and spiritual ailments
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Bhaisajyaguru_Sutra
gptkbp:surroundedBy gptkb:Gakkō_Bosatsu
gptkb:Nikkō_Bosatsu
gptkbp:title gptkb:Buddha_of_Healing
gptkb:Medicine_Master_Buddha
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Chinese_Buddhism
gptkb:Japanese_Buddhism
gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
gptkbp:worshippedIn longevity
healing
spiritual purification
protection from illness
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japanese_Buddhism
gptkb:Enryaku-ji
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5