The Sutra of the Master of Healing
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Description
An English translation of the Bhaiṣajyaguruvaiḍūryaprabhasya pūrvapraṇidhānaviśeṣavistarasūtra from the Chinese of Xuanzang by Prof. Chow Su-Chia. Revised by Upasaka Shen Shou-Liang. Contains the Chinese text.
Citation
Su-Chia, Chow, trans. The Sutra of the Master of Healing. Translated into Chinese from Sanskrit by Hsuan Tsang. Revised by Upasaka Shen Shou-Liang. N.P.: Buddha Dharma Education Association, n.d. https://huntingtonarchive.org/resources/downloads/sutras/07medicineBuddhas/12%20Generals%20Healing.pdf.
Texts Translated
- Xuanzang, trans. 藥師琉璃光如來本願功徳經 Yàoshī liúlí guāng rúlái běnyuàn gōngdé jīng (Bhaiṣajyaguruvaiḍūryaprabhasya pūrvapraṇidhānaviśeṣavistarasūtra), T450, 14: https://21dzk.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/SAT2012/T0450.html.
Bhaiṣajyaguruvaiḍūryaprabhasya pūrvapraṇidhānaviśeṣavistarasūtra
The Detailed Account of the Previous Aspirations of the Blessed Bhaiṣajyaguruvaiḍūryaprabha centers on the figure commonly known as the Medicine Buddha. The text opens in Vaiśālī, where the Buddha Śākyamuni is seated with a large retinue of human and divine beings. The bodhisattva Mañjuśrī asks Śākyamuni to teach the names and previous aspirations of the buddhas, along with the benefit that buddhas can bring during future times when the Dharma has nearly disappeared. The Buddha gives a teaching on the name and previous aspirations of the Buddha Bhaiṣajyaguruvaiḍūryaprabha, and then details the benefits that arise from hearing and retaining this buddha's name. (Source: 84000)
Text
- Daily Triple Refuge & Daily Bodhisattva's Vows2
- The Buddha of Healing: His Twelve Vows & His Eastern Paradise8
- The Buddha Aids Those Whose Karma Has Led Them to Distress16
- A Mystic Formula for Dispelling Disease & Suffering24
- Worship of the Buddha of Healing and Its Benefits27
- The Importance of Faith32
- Saving Those on the Brink of Death or Disaster34
- The Yaksa Generals & Their Pledge42
- Naming the Sutra & Conclusion44
