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Bhaiṣajyasamudgata
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This article is about the Medicine King Bodhisattva. For the Medicine Buddha, see Bhaisajyaguru.
Bhaiṣajyasamudgata (Sanskrit: भैषज्यसमुद्गत; or Medicine Risen), 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 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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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 |
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