Medicine Buddha May 2026

: In his left hand, he holds a bowl filled with healing nectar (amrita), which signifies his capacity to eliminate the "three poisons"—ignorance, attachment, and hatred—which are seen as the root causes of all disease.

Practitioners engage with the Medicine Buddha through several methods to foster healing and purify negative karma. Medicine Buddha deity sadhana with guided meditation Medicine Buddha

: His right hand typically holds a sprig of the Arura plant (myrobalan), a sacred herb in Tibetan medicine believed to cure all imbalances. : In his left hand, he holds a

The Medicine Buddha is traditionally depicted with several unique iconographic features: : In his left hand