Medicine Buddha Thangka | Medium | #2 metal and mandalas demonstrate the importance

and mandalas demonstrate the importance of art and aesthetic experience in Buddhist healing practices

The poetic rendering of Longchenpa's final advice to his disciples is a joy to read (try reading it aloud

Manjushri represents wisdom and is often holding a flaming sword

Eminent scholar Peter Alan Roberts draws on his thirty-plus years of experience of translating for Tibetan lamas to illuminate these benchmark translations

25" in diameter

Medicine Buddha Thangka | Medium | #2 metal and mandalas demonstrate the importanceThe Medicine Buddha was a bodhisattva who made a vow to free all sentient beings of illness. The practice of Medicine Buddha not only has the power to heal sickness for oneself and others, but also helps to overcome the inner sickness of attachment, hatred and ignorance. Painting dimensions: 15 x 19. 5 Full Size (including brocade): 31. 5 x 42. 5 We source our thangkas directly from artists in Nepal. Each is framed in traditional Tibetan silk brocade