In today’s works
A few recent works (books, films, manga, music) that evoke the Medicine Buddha or draw on him. They offer only a reflection; each is listed with its source.
Imee Ooi, “Medicine Buddha Dharani” (album)Music · 2005 / 2020
“The Medicine Buddha” (documentary, 2019)Film · 2019
“Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine” (Rubin Museum, 2014)Exhibition · 2014
“Healing Practices: Stories from Himalayan Americans” (Rubin Museum, 2022–2023)Exhibition · 2022–2023Deva Premal & Miten, “Day 16: Medicine Buddha” (2020)Music · 2020
Journey to the West (Xiyou ji), chapter 100Novel · 1592Choi Seong-gak, “The Medicine Buddha Does Not Come” (Korean novella)Novel · 1989Hiro Sachiya & Abe Takaaki, “Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of Compassion” (manga)Manga · 2013
“The Buddhas of Tōkōin”, Fukuoka Art Museum (2026–2027)Exhibition · 2026–2027Medicine Buddha sand mandala, El Paso (2026)Exhibition · 2026
Enbo Hu, “From Sūtra to practice” (dissertation, Munich, 2025)Study · 2025Checked on 15 October 2026.