Medicine Buddha May 2026

The Medicine Buddha is traditionally depicted with several unique iconographic features:

: 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. 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. The Medicine Buddha is traditionally depicted with several