藥師佛 Yaoshi fo (Medicine Buddha), unknown maker from China
Artwork Overview
This cast-bronze, gilded Buddha is known as Bhaisajyaguru or Medicine Buddha, who is associated with healing and medicine. In the 7th century, the Chinese monk Yijing (635–713) traveled to India and translated into Chinese the Sanskrit scripture Bhaisajyaguru Sutra—a major textual source for understanding the Medicine Buddha. Since that time, worship of Medicine Buddha has expanded enormously in China.