The Buddha of Healing and Medicine, called
'Sangye Menla' in Tibetan or 'Bhaiṣajyaguru' in Sanskrit, depicted
as the Supreme Healer, helps pacify sicknesses and torments related
to both physical and mental.
The Medicine Buddha sadhana we practiced were
compiled by Chagme Raga Asya based on the sacred "Namchoe" or "The
Sky or Space Dharma" treasure, revealed by Terton Mingyur Dorje.
There are many Medicine Buddha sadhanas of various traditions. This
particular one, known as "The Stream of Lapis Lazuli" is a special
tantric practice, performed from the higher view of the
unsurpassable tantras. It's widely practiced in the Nyingma
tradition, and is regarded as one of the most effective practices
of Medicine Buddha.
The Buddha Medicine teachings was expounded by
Lord Buddha at the request of Bodhisattva Manjushri to fulfill his
compassionate motivation and wishes to bring about the means of
purifying obscuration in general, particularly the means of
eradicating the sickness of beings. The practice of Buddha Medicine
is said to be especially effective and swift in the time of
degeneration.
Seeing the intense ordeals and sufferings of
beings, the Buddha of Medicine vowed to help all after he attained
complete enlightenment. He made twelve great vows upon his initial
generation of bodhicitta, so as to relieve and finally eradicate
all physical and mental suffering of beings, and lead them to
liberation from this ever painful and tricky samsaric
existence.
- To illuminate countless worlds with his
extraordinarily luminous form of a Buddha, and inspiring any beings
who sees him to attain liberation into Buddhahood just like
him.
- To awaken the minds of beings through seeing
his brilliant, lustrous and luminous body's light of lapis
lazuli.
- To alleviate poverty and bring about
prosperity for all beings.
- To establish the beings on the wrong paths
into the path that lead to liberation, and inspire practitioners
toward the Mahayana path that liberates all mother beings.
- To inspire morality in all beings. Through
His blessing, practitioners be able to maintain morality without
impairment; and ordinary beings will be reminded to return and
follow the Moral Conducts, even though they have occasionally
slipped.
- To help heal beings born with congenital
deformities, sicknesses or other physical sufferings.
- To alleviate beings' sufferings of sicknesses
and destitution, particularly those in the depths of despair.
- To help freeing, human beings in particular,
from situations of discrimination and to achieve their desire
rebirth.
- To help freeing beings from mental
afflictions, misconceptions and delusions; and establishing them on
the correct path to liberation.
- To free and protect the oppressed from
dangers and sufferings.
- To relieve beings under the sufferings of
extreme poverty from terrible hunger and thirst; and their agonies
of constant struggling for survival.
- To help clothe the destitute who lack
sufficient clothing from the suffering of heat or cold, the
elements, and so on.
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The Mandala of the
Medicine Buddha |
As taught in the Sutra of the Medicine Buddha,
there are tremendous benefits and immense blessings in meditating
upon Him, recollecting and reciting His name, and supplicating Him.
In fact, the benefits that accrue from devotion to the Medicine
Buddha are based primarily on the twelve aspirations he made while
still a bodhisattva, and most of these aspirations are connected,
in one way or another, with his name. Therefore, most of the
benefits connected with the Medicine Buddha can be gained by
recollecting and reciting his name.
The Buddha says that men or women who possess
faith, and therefore, diligence and insight, should supplicate the
Medicine Buddha, should meditate upon the Medicine Buddha, and
should recollect the name of the Medicine Buddha.
The inevitable life's challenges, the myriad
of known and unknown illnesses and the catastrophe of unprecedented
dimensions constantly testing the limits of all beings. Genuine
devotion and fervent prayers to Medicine Buddha, will help relieve
the emotional and physical afflictions, as well as preventing
sicknesses from further tormenting our bodies and mind. In
short, the practice of Medicine Buddha brings forth good health,
long-life, prosperity, promotes peace and enhances the clarity of
mind.
All are welcome to participate in this
auspicious and beneficial event.
Should you wish to
find out more details of this puja, please write to us:
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Thank you!
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