What it is
An album by the Malaysian composer Imee Ooi, known for her musical settings of Buddhist texts; 2020 reissue in three tracks (42 min).
What the work evokes
The Medicine Buddha dhāraṇī is sung in Sanskrit; one track is called “Lights of Lazuli”, a nod to his name “king of lapis lazuli light”.
Quote
« Medicine Buddha Dharani (Lights Of Lazuli) »
Source
- JioSaavn, album “Medicine Buddha Dharani” www.jiosaavn.com
Checked on 15 October 2026.
Where to find it
All works
- “The Medicine Buddha” (documentary, 2019)
- “Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine” (Rubin Museum, 2014)
- “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)