Gilled Copper Seated Medicine Buddha, Tibet - Soto Asian Art 禪藏

Gilled Copper Seated Medicine Buddha, Tibet

Gilled Copper Seated Medicine Buddha, Tibet

Estimate Period: 14 th – 15 th Century

Height: 16.0cm

Originate in Mahāyāna Buddhism, Bhaiṣajyaguru’s original name and title were rāja (King); however, all translations and commentaries have followed the Chinese Buddhist scholar Xuanzang ( 玄奘 ), which translates as Tathāgata (Buddha). Commonly referred as “Medicine Buddha” or “King of Medicine Master”; he is described as a doctor who cures dukkha (suffering) using the medicine of his teachings.

Bhaiṣajyaguru dress in loose garment, wearing jewlery with his eyes gaze downward with compassion; right leg exteneded while right hand holding haritaki ( 訶子菓 ), the herbal medicine which cures all dukkha (suffering); while the left hand clutching the stem of haritaki plant.