Bhaishajyaraja

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Bhaiṣajyarāja (Skt: भैषज्यराज; Traditional Chinese: 藥王; Simplified Chinese: 药王; pinyin: yào wáng; Japanese: 薬王 Yakuō), or Medicine King, is one of the provisional bodhisattvas mentioned within the Lotus Sutra who vows to expound the Lotus Sutra after the passing of Shakyamuni Buddha.^[1] He is said to have been reborn over a period of numerous lifetimes healing and curing diseases, and is a representation of the healing power of the Buddha.

Notes

References

• McCormick, Ryuei M. "The Provisional Bodhisattvas" Nichirenscoffeehouse.net. Nichiren's Coffeehouse and Gohonzon Gallery, 2002. Web. 10 Mar. 2011.

External links

• SGI Library Online — The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism

Lotus Sūtra Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra Components Threefold Lotus Sutra: Innumerable Meanings Sūtra Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Dharma Samantabhadra Meditation Sūtra Concepts Bodhisattva Buddha-nature Emptiness Eternal Buddha Six Pāramitās Skillful Means Ten Suchnesses Key figures Bodhisattvas Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) Firm Practice Maitreya Manjusri Medicine King Never Disrespectful Pure Practice Samantabhadra Superior Practice Unlimited Practice Buddhas Abundant Treasures Buddha Akshobhya Majestic Voice King Śākyamuni Buddha Vairocana (in Samantabhadra Meditation Sutra) Devas Brahmā Hārītī (her ten daughters and her give a Dharani) Nagakanya (female naga and daughter of Nagaraja who turns into a Bodhisattva and then Buddha instantly) Śakra Śrāvakas Ānanda Aniruddha Kauṇḍinya Mahā-Kāśyapa Mahā-Kātyāyana Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī Maudgalyayana Nanda Pūrṇa Rāhula Śāriputra Subhūti Upāli Yasodharā Nichiren Buddhism Tiantai Buddhism (J. Tendai, K. Cheontae)