What it is
A British documentary by Benjamin Johns, narrated by Ben Kingsley, about Khamba Lama Natsagdorj, head of Buddhism in Mongolia; London premiere on 31 May 2019.
What the work evokes
The title refers to the Medicine Buddha (Otoch Manla in Mongolia): the film follows the lama at the Manba Datsan monastery and its traditional medicine hospital.
Quote
« an extraordinary cinematic portrait of the renowned Mongolian Buddhist leader »
Source
- News.MN, “The Medicine Buddha” a documentary about a Mongolian monk news.mn
Checked on 15 October 2026.
Where to find it
No legitimate purchase link known.
All works
- Imee Ooi, “Medicine Buddha Dharani” (album)
- “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)