Medicine Buddha 6-inch while his right hand rests

while his right hand rests on his knee

carved on wood and sculpted in clay

which is released with usage

apparently breathing his last breath

Medicine Buddha 6-inch while his right hand restsIn the distant past, when the Medicine Buddha was a bodhisattva, he is said to have taken twelve vows out of his great compassion. These vows included the task of awakening peoples minds to bodhichitta, providing beings with the materials necessary for living, leading them to wisdom and wholesome actions, as well as relieving people from deformities, illness, and other physical sufferings. After many lives of working to fulfill his vows, the