The Medicine Buddha

The Medicine Buddha is a healing Buddha from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition he is surrounded by various herbs and medicine, with halos of healing energy radiating from his head and body. As the Medicine Buddha’s vow was to help heal all the sick and the injured, he is often called upon to help eliminate sickness. Usually portrayed seated with a jar of medicine in his left hand, often blue-colored, the Medicine Buddha’s right hand is resting on his knee in the mudra of blessings, with a stem of a healing plant in between his thumb and forefinger.Sometimes the Medicine Buddha is also called the Blue Buddha, or the Lapis Lazuli Light Buddha. The Medicine Buddha is a profound practice for healing physical,