Medicine Buddha Handpainted Thangka | Bhaisajyaguru Himalayan Art
Medicine Buddha Thangka The more you look the better this thangka gets. It's a mark of a High Quality Art work. This Thangka certainly belongs to that Category. Painted by Mr.Man Bdr. Lama in the year 2010 this thangka is one of our prized collection. Medicine buddha or the healing buddha is said to dispense spiritual medicine when properly worshipped. It is even believed that an efficacious cure may be accomplished by merely touching the image. His right hand holds a branch of myrobalan plant and it is in the varadamudra posture or the giving gesture. His left hand is on his lap, holding a lapis lazuli pindapatra or a container containing medicines. The Buddha has a long- lobed ears , and curly hair . He wears a monastic robe , and is seated cross—legged . The blue or lapis lazuli color of the body symbolizes that he accepts all the diseases and sickness of all suffering beings himself. The plant myrobalan represents the medicine, which heals all the sicknesses of sentient beings. A