The Medicine Buddha, Bhaiṣajyaguru, with other divinities. Woodcut.

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The Medicine Buddha, Bhaiṣajyaguru, with other divinities. Woodcut. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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In the centre, the Medicine Buddha, Bhaishajyaguru (Bhaiṣajyaguru, Manla), with his right hand in the earth-touching position. His left hand, in a meditation gesture, holds a bowl containing myrobalan fruit (a species of plum considered to have medicinal properties). Along the top, seven different figures of the Medicine Buddha; below them, sixteen Bodhisattvas, four kings of the universe and other figures. Pictures of this type are used in temples, monasteries and houses to help in overcoming illness

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[Tibet]

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1 print : woodcut ; image and border 72 x 45.3 cm

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Wellcome Collection 47176i

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