https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/Lapis · Medicine Buddha · ArticlesenWed, 11 Nov 2026 05:31:56 +0000https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/angkor-hopitaux-jayavarman/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/angkor-hopitaux-jayavarman/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000In 1186 a stone stele records a network of royal hospitals across the Khmer empire, placed under the protection of Bhaiṣajyaguru.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/art-thangka-iconographie/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/art-thangka-iconographie/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Codified measurements, stone pigments, the gaze painted last: the secrets of a painting that is as much a book as a picture.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/bhaisajyaraja-ne-pas-confondre/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/bhaisajyaraja-ne-pas-confondre/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Three similar names, three different figures: a short guide to telling them apart. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine Buddha catalogue.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/bodhisattvas-soleil-et-lune/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/bodhisattvas-soleil-et-lune/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Sūryaprabha and Candraprabha, called Nikkō and Gakkō in Japan: who they are in the sūtra, how to recognise them, and where to see the famous triad of…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/bouriatie-kalmoukie-touva/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/bouriatie-kalmoukie-touva/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Three Russian republics with a Buddhist tradition, linked to the Mongolian and Tibetan world; in Buryatia the Medicine Buddha is called Otosho.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/calendrier-jours-et-fetes/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/calendrier-jours-et-fetes/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Depending on the country, the Medicine Buddha has his own day in the week, the lunar month or the year: here are the dates to note.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/chakpori-mentsikhang/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/chakpori-mentsikhang/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000From the Lhasa hill to Dharamsala, the story of the places where the medicine of the Medicine Buddha was taught. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/choisir-un-mala/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/choisir-un-mala/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000108 beads or a wrist mala, wood, seeds or stone, counters, real lapis or imitation: a sourced guide to choosing a mala, with no health promises.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/choisir-une-statue/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/choisir-une-statue/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Materials, size, finish, iconography: what to check before buying a statue. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine Buddha catalogue.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/choisir-une-thangka/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/choisir-une-thangka/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Hand-painted or printed, pigments, gold, brocade mounting: understanding what you buy. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine Buddha catalogue.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/chronologie-du-culte/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/chronologie-du-culte/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Fifteen landmarks from the sixth century to today, with what is certain and what is not. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine Buddha catalogue.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/coree-yaksa-yeorae-silla/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/coree-yaksa-yeorae-silla/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000In ancient Korea the Medicine Buddha was not only a figure of personal piety: he was also invoked for the safety of the kingdom.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/desi-sangye-gyatso-beryl-bleu/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/desi-sangye-gyatso-beryl-bleu/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000A regent of Tibet, a commentary in 1688 and seventy-nine large paintings: how Tibetan medicine was put into images, with the Medicine Buddha at the head.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/douze-generaux-yaksha/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/douze-generaux-yaksha/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Twelve celestial commanders, each leading seven thousand spirits: who are they, and why were they linked to the twelve zodiac animals?https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/douze-voeux-detailles/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/douze-voeux-detailles/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Twelve promises made before Awakening: light, wisdom, justice, food, clothing… The vows as presented in Xuanzang’s translation.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/douze-voeux-sept-bouddhas/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/douze-voeux-sept-bouddhas/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Before becoming a Buddha, he made twelve promises. You will find a summary here, then links to the detailed chapters. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/gilgit-1931-decouverte/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/gilgit-1931-decouverte/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Birch-bark manuscripts hidden in a mound in northern Pakistan gave the world the oldest known Sanskrit version of the Medicine Buddha Sūtra.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/histoire-iconographie/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/histoire-iconographie/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Where the blue Buddha comes from, how to recognise him, and why each country painted him in its own way. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine Buddha…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/horyuji-yakushi-inscription/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/horyuji-yakushi-inscription/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000A sick emperor, a promise, a sister and a son who fulfil it: the inscription on the halo of the Hōryū-ji Yakushi is one of Japan’s best known, and one of…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/huit-bouddhas-de-la-medecine/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/huit-bouddhas-de-la-medecine/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Why thangkas show eight Buddhas, who the other seven are, and how practitioners call on them. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine Buddha catalogue.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/installer-un-autel/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/installer-un-autel/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Place, objects, offerings: common customs for welcoming an image of the Medicine Buddha at home. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine Buddha catalogue.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/khara-khoto-hermitage/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/khara-khoto-hermitage/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000An abandoned Tangut city in the sands of Inner Mongolia, a Russian explorer in 1908, and a painting of the Medicine Buddha that has hardly been touched since.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/lapis-lazuli/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/lapis-lazuli/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Why is the Medicine Buddha blue? The lapis lazuli of his sūtra: a stone from Afghanistan, worn by pharaohs and ground by Renaissance painters.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/mantra-et-sens/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/mantra-et-sens/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000The Medicine Buddha mantra in Sanskrit and Tibetan (Tayata om bekandze…), its meaning word by word, how to pronounce it and how it is recited. Sourced.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/medecine-mongole-histoire/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/medecine-mongole-histoire/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000From monastery medical colleges to today’s hospitals: how Otoch Manla became the patron of a learned tradition. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/mongolie-otoch-manal/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/mongolie-otoch-manal/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000On the steppe the Medicine Buddha has a name in Mongolian, and monasteries had their own medical colleges. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/mudra-et-attributs/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/mudra-et-attributs/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000His hand gestures (mudrā) and objects change from Tibet to Japan: the bowl, the myrobalan fruit, the medicine jar, the staff. A sourced guide to reading a…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/musees-ou-voir-un-bouddha-de-la-medecine/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/musees-ou-voir-un-bouddha-de-la-medecine/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Chicago, New York, Cleveland, Stuttgart, Saint Petersburg, Chengdu: a short tour of the works reproduced on this site, and where you can see them.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/noms-selon-les-pays/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/noms-selon-les-pays/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000The same Buddha has a different name in each language. Here is a short glossary to help you find your way. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/objets-rituels/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/objets-rituels/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Statue, thangka, mala, bowl, lamp, incense: the role of each object in a tradition, with no magic promise. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/phra-kring-thailande/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/phra-kring-thailande/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Phra Kring are small metal Buddhas made in Thailand, seen as images of the Medicine Buddha (Phra Phaisatchayakhuru). Their form, their history from Phra…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/pratique-quotidienne/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/pratique-quotidienne/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000From refuge to dedication: what you can do at home with a mala and ten quiet minutes, with no promise beyond attention. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/quatre-tantras-tanaduk/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/quatre-tantras-tanaduk/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000A founding book of Tibetan medicine, a city in the sky, a manuscript hidden in a pillar: the legend and the history of how the Four Tantras came to be.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/recit-du-sutra-sauveur-et-generaux/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/recit-du-sutra-sauveur-et-generaux/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000What the best-known text on the Medicine Buddha tells, scene by scene. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine Buddha catalogue.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/sante-spirituelle-et-medecine/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/sante-spirituelle-et-medecine/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000The Buddha as “great physician”, the three poisons, Buddhist hospitals: what the texts say, and what they do not promise.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/shin-yakushiji-generaux-nara/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/shin-yakushiji-generaux-nara/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000In Nara, Japan’s oldest set of the twelve generals is made of raw clay, and one of them had to be replaced. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/sorig-lexique-trois-humeurs/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/sorig-lexique-trois-humeurs/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Sowa rigpa, rlung, tripa, béken: the words to know before you read a book or visit an institute. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine Buddha catalogue.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/sutra-du-maitre-de-medecine/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/sutra-du-maitre-de-medecine/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000A birch-bark manuscript, a pilgrim monk, a visiting translator: how a sūtra probably born in northern India or Central Asia became one of the most read…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/symboles-et-legendes/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/symboles-et-legendes/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Every detail of a Medicine Buddha image tells a story. This small decoder helps you read the symbols. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine Buddha…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/temples-yakushi-japon/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/temples-yakushi-japon/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000From the temple founded to heal an empress to a flame said to have burned for twelve hundred years. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine Buddha…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/terre-pure-lapis-lazuli/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/terre-pure-lapis-lazuli/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Beyond worlds as many as the grains of sand in the Ganges: a land whose ground is a blue stone, and which, says the sūtra, can be reached in thought.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/voyage-dans-les-pays/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/voyage-dans-les-pays/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000A figure who changes name, colour and role at each stage: India, Tibet, China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam and Southeast Asia.https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/yakushi-ji-histoire/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/yakushi-ji-histoire/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000In 680 an emperor vows to build a temple. Thirteen centuries later, a pagoda from 730 still stands in Nara. Lapis guide: texts, places, art and Medicine…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/yaoshi-monde-chinois/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/yaoshi-monde-chinois/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000From Dunhuang to Taipei and Hong Kong, the Medicine Buddha, 藥師佛 Yàoshīfó, can be followed through translated sutras, wall paintings and temples that are…https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/zanabazar-ecole/https://lapis-medicine-buddha.pages.dev/en/articles/zanabazar-ecole/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Monk, sculptor and inventor of a script, Zanabazar gave Mongolia a recognisable bronze style, in which Otoch Manla has his place.