“Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine” (Rubin Museum, 2014)
Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine · 2014
What it is
An exhibition at the Rubin Museum, New York, 15 March – 8 September 2014, curated by Theresia Hofer: about 140 objects on Tibetan medicine, from the 9th century to today.
What the work evokes
Highlights included a Dunhuang silk painting of the Medicine Buddha between two bodhisattvas, shown in the United States for the first time, and an 18th-century gilded copper Medicine Buddha.
Quote
« The earliest representation of the Medicine Buddha. On view for the first time in the U.S. »
Source
- Rubin Museum, “Bodies in Balance” rubinmuseum.org
- Rubin Museum, press release (PDF) rubinmuseum.org
Checked on 15 October 2026.
Where to find it
No legitimate purchase link known.
All works
- Imee Ooi, “Medicine Buddha Dharani” (album)
- “The Medicine Buddha” (documentary, 2019)
- “Healing Practices: Stories from Himalayan Americans” (Rubin Museum, 2022–2023)
- Deva Premal & Miten, “Day 16: Medicine Buddha” (2020)
- Journey to the West (Xiyou ji), chapter 100
- Choi Seong-gak, “The Medicine Buddha Does Not Come” (Korean novella)
- Hiro Sachiya & Abe Takaaki, “Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of Compassion” (manga)
- “The Buddhas of Tōkōin”, Fukuoka Art Museum (2026–2027)
- Medicine Buddha sand mandala, El Paso (2026)
- Enbo Hu, “From Sūtra to practice” (dissertation, Munich, 2025)