Category: Buddha
Common name: Bhaisajyaguru
Other name: Medicine Buddha, Pure Lapis Lazuli
Japanese name: Yakushi nyorai
Japanese name in Kanji: 薬師如来
Sanskrit/Hindi name: Bhaiṣajyaguru
Description: Bhaiṣajyaguru is the Buddha of healing and medicine, commonly referred to as the “Medicine Buddha”, he is described as a doctor who cures suffering, using the medicine of his teachings.Bhaiṣajyaguru is considered to be a guardian of the East.