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| Bhaiṣajyasamudgata | |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit | भैषज्यसमुद्गत Bhaiṣajyasamudgata |
| Chinese | (Traditional) 藥上菩薩 (Simplified) 药上菩萨 (Pinyin:Yàoshàng Púsà) |
| Japanese | 薬上菩薩 (romaji:Yakujō Bosatsu) |
| Korean | 약상보살 (RR:Yagsang Bosal) |
| Thai | พระไภษัชยสมุทคทโพธิสัตว์ |
| Vietnamese | Dược Thượng Bồ Tát |
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| Venerated by | Mahāyāna,Vajrayāna |
Bhaiṣajyasamudgata (Sanskrit:भैषज्यसमुद्गत; orMedicine Risen) is abodhisattva mentioned within theLotus Sutra and theBhaiṣajyarāja-bhaiṣajyasamudgata-sūtra (Chinese:佛說觀藥王藥上二菩薩經;Sūtra Spoken by the Buddha on Visualizing the Two Bodhisattvas Bhaisajyarāja and Bhaisajyasamudgata).[1][2][3] In chapter 23 of the Lotus Sutra (The Bodhisattva Bhaiṣajyarāja), the Buddha tells the story of Bhaiṣajyasamudgata's brother the 'Medicine King' Bodhisattva, who, in a previous life, burnt his body as a supreme offering to a Buddha.[4][5][6] He is said to have been reborn over a period of numerous lifetimes healing and curing diseases, and is a representation of the healing power of the Buddha.
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