Medicine Buddha

The Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyagura) represents the healing aspect of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni. The display color of it is blue, like lapis lazuli. In his right hand he holds a branch of the Mirabolano plant, in his left hand he holds a bowl full of medicinal nectar.

The Medicine Buddha neutralizes the three mental poisons: greed, hatred and ignorance, and also rebalances the bodily fluids: wind, bile and phlegm, which in turn lead to disturbances on the physical and mental level. By meditating on the virtues of the Medicine Buddha (through the recitation and visualization of his mantra), the internal energies are balanced and this has a positive effect on both the body and the mind.