This article is about the Medicine KingBodhisattva. For the Medicine Buddha, see Bhaisajyaguru.
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Bhaiṣajyarāja (Skt: भैषज्यराज; Traditional Chinese: 藥王; Simplified Chinese: 药王; pinyin: yào wáng; Japanese: 薬王 Yakuō; Vietnamese: Dược Vương Bồ Tát), or Medicine King, is a bodhisattva mentioned within the Lotus Sutra and the Bhaiṣajyarāja-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 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.
Medicine King Bodhisattva is also found in The High King Avalokitesvara Sutra.
Together with Supreme Medicine Bodhisattva, Sunlight Radiance Bodhisattva, Moonlight Radiance Bodhisattva and the Twelve Great Yaksa Generals, he forms the retinue of Lapis-lazuli Medicine Buddha.[7]
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References
Benn, James A (2007), Burning for the Buddha, University of Hawaii Press, ISBN978-0824823719
Ohnuma, Reiko (1998), "The Gift of the Body and the Gift of Dharma", History of Religions, 37 (4): 323–359, doi:10.1086/463513, JSTOR 3176401, S2CID 161648919
Suzuki, Takayasu (2014). The Compilers of the Bhaisajyarajapurvayoga-parivarta Who Did Not Know the Rigid Distinction between Stupa and Caitya in the Saddharmapundarika. Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies 62 (3), 1185-1193
bhaiṣajyarāja, this, article, about, medicine, king, bodhisattva, medicine, buddha, bhaisajyaguru, this, section, needs, expansion, help, adding, march, 2011, षज, यर, traditional, chinese, 藥王, simplified, chinese, 药王, pinyin, yào, wáng, japanese, 薬王, yakuō, vi. This article is about the Medicine King Bodhisattva For the Medicine Buddha see Bhaisajyaguru This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2011 Bhaiṣajyaraja Skt भ षज यर ज Traditional Chinese 藥王 Simplified Chinese 药王 pinyin yao wang Japanese 薬王 Yakuō Vietnamese Dược Vương Bồ Tat or Medicine King is a bodhisattva mentioned within the Lotus Sutra and the Bhaiṣajyaraja bhaiṣajyasamudgata sutra Chinese 佛說觀藥王藥上二菩薩經 Sutra Spoken by the Buddha on Visualizing the Two Bodhisattvas Bhaisajyaraja and Bhaisajyasamudgata 1 2 3 In chapter 23 of the Lotus Sutra The Bodhisattva Bhaiṣajyaraja the Buddha tells the story of 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 BhaiṣajyarajaSanskritभ षज यर जBhaiṣajyarajaChinese Traditional 藥王菩薩 Simplified 药王菩萨 Pinyin Yaowang Pusa Japanese薬王菩薩 やくおうぼさつ romaji Yakuō Bosatsu Korean약왕보살 RR Yagwang Bosal ThaiphraiphschyrachophthistwVietnameseDược Vương Bồ TatInformationVenerated byMahayana Vajrayana Religion portalMedicine King Bodhisattva is also found in The High King Avalokitesvara Sutra Together with Supreme Medicine Bodhisattva Sunlight Radiance Bodhisattva Moonlight Radiance Bodhisattva and the Twelve Great Yaksa Generals he forms the retinue of Lapis lazuli Medicine Buddha 7 Notes Edit Buswell Robert Jr Lopez Donald S Jr eds 2013 Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism Princeton NJ Princeton University Press p 109 ISBN 9780691157863 Watson Burton tr 2009 The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Chapters Tokyo Soka Gakkai ISBN 978 4 412 01409 1 pp 321 330 Kern H tr 1884 Saddharma Pundarika or the Lotus of the True Law Sacred Books of the East Vol XXI Oxford Clarendon Press Williams 1989 p 160 Benn 2007 p 59 Ohnuma 1998 p 324 Net True Buddha School Medicine Buddha 真佛宗TBSN True Buddha School Net TBSN in Chinese Taiwan Retrieved 2021 05 27 References EditBenn James A 2007 Burning for the Buddha University of Hawaii Press ISBN 978 0824823719 Ohnuma Reiko 1998 The Gift of the Body and the Gift of Dharma History of Religions 37 4 323 359 doi 10 1086 463513 JSTOR 3176401 S2CID 161648919 Suzuki Takayasu 2014 The Compilers of the Bhaisajyarajapurvayoga parivarta Who Did Not Know the Rigid Distinction between Stupa and Caitya in the Saddharmapundarika Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies 62 3 1185 1193 Williams Paul 1989 Mahayana Buddhism the doctrinal foundations 2nd Edition Routledge ISBN 9780415356534 permanent dead link Yun hua Jan 1965 Buddhist Self Immolation in Medieval China History of Religions 4 2 243 268External links EditSGI Library Online The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism dead link This Mahayana related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Buddhist mythology related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bhaiṣajyaraja amp oldid 1127203100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
