Medicine B

uddha Sadhana 1

Medicine B

uddha

Sadhana

transla

ted by L

am

a T

hubten

Zopa

Rin

poche

prepared by V

en. T

hubten

Gya

tso

16 M

edicine Buddha Sadhana

Foundatio

n fo

r the P

reservatio

n o

f the M

ahaya

na T

raditio

n

Educatio

n S

erv

ices

2 M

edicine Buddha Sadhana

Med

icine B

uddh

a Sad

han

a L

ama Z

opa R

inpoch

e, 2000

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Medicine B

uddha Sadhana 15

Colophon:

Th

e Med

icine B

ud

dh

a Sad

han

a was tran

slated b

y Lam

a Th

ub

ten Z

op

a Rin

po

che an

ded

ited an

d p

repared

for p

ub

lication

by V

en. T

hu

bten

Gyatso

(Ad

rian F

eldm

ann

) in 1

98

2.

It was first p

ub

lished

in 1

98

2 b

y Wisd

om

Pu

blicatio

ns. T

his 2

001

editio

n h

as been

lightly

edited

and

prep

ared fo

r pu

blicatio

n b

y Ven

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nstan

ce Miller, F

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cation

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All erro

rs are solely th

e fault o

f the ed

itor.

Lin

e draw

ings o

f the M

edicin

e Bu

dd

has (co

ver page an

d p

p. 6

, 7, 8

, 9)

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dy W

eber.

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er miscellan

eou

s line d

rawin

gs (cover p

age and

pp

. 10

, 11, 1

3, 14

, 15

) R

ob

ert Beer.

Medicine B

uddha Sadhana 3

Medicine Buddha Sadhana

The actual body of the sadhana

Visualization

Ab

ou

t fou

r inch

es abo

ve the cro

wn

of m

y head

is a lotu

s flow

er. In th

ecen

ter of th

e lotu

s is a wh

ite mo

on

disk

and

seated o

n th

e mo

on

disk

ism

y root gu

ru

the d

harm

akaya essen

ce of all th

e bu

dd

has

in th

e form

of th

e Med

icine B

ud

dh

a. He is b

lue in

colo

r and

his b

od

y radiates b

lue

light. H

is right h

and

, in th

e mu

dra o

f grantin

g sub

lime realizatio

ns,

rests on

his righ

t kn

ee and

ho

lds th

e stem o

f the a

rura

plan

t b

etween

thu

mb

and

first finger. H

is left han

d is in

the m

ud

ra of co

ncen

tration

and

ho

lds a lap

is lazuli b

ow

l filled w

ith n

ectar. He is seated

in th

e full

vajra po

sition

and

is wearin

g the th

ree red-co

lored

rob

es of a m

on

k. H

eh

as all the sign

s and

qu

alities of a b

ud

dh

a.

Taking Refuge and G

enerating Bodhichitta

I go fo

r refuge u

ntil I am

enligh

tened

.T

o th

e Bu

dd

ha, th

e Dh

arma, an

d th

e sup

reme assem

bly.

By m

y practice o

f giving an

d o

ther p

erfection

s,M

ay I beco

me a b

ud

dh

a in o

rder to

ben

efit all sentien

t bein

gs.(3

x)

14 M

edicine Buddha Sadhana

Th

is is just a b

rief explan

ation

of th

e ben

efits of th

e Med

icine B

ud

dh

apractice. T

his p

ractice is especially b

eneficial if yo

u are h

elpin

g oth

ers,esp

ecially if you

are do

ing h

ealing w

ork

. It help

s you

to b

e mo

re accurate

and

ben

eficial. Yo

u w

ill receive mu

ch su

pp

ort, n

ot o

nly fro

m th

e eight

tathagatas, b

ut fro

m th

e fou

r clairvoyan

t devas as w

ell. Th

ese devas can

help

you

to d

iagno

se and

un

derstan

d th

e right m

etho

d to

heal, as th

eyare asso

ciated w

ith th

e eight tath

agatas.

Lam

a Z

opa R

inpoch

e

in a

letter to Taiw

anese stu

dents, 1

998

4 M

edicine Buddha Sadhana

The Four Immeasurable Thoughts

May all sen

tient b

eings h

ave hap

pin

ess and

the cau

ses of h

app

iness.

May all sen

tient b

eings b

e free from

sufferin

g and

the cau

ses of

sufferin

g.M

ay all sentien

t bein

gs never b

e separated

from

the h

app

iness th

at isw

itho

ut su

ffering.

May all sen

tient b

eings ab

ide in

equ

anim

ity, free from

both

attach-

men

t and

hatred

, hold

ing so

me clo

se and

oth

ers distan

t.

Cultivating Special B

odhichittaE

specially fo

r the b

enefit o

f all sentien

t bein

gs, I will q

uick

ly, very qu

ickly,

attain th

e precio

us state o

f perfect an

d co

mp

lete bu

dd

hah

oo

d. F

or th

isreaso

n I w

ill practice th

e yoga m

etho

d o

f Gu

ru M

edicin

e Bu

dd

ha.

Seven-Limb Prayer

I pro

strate to G

uru

Med

icine B

ud

dh

a.E

ach an

d every o

ffering, in

clud

ing th

ose actu

ally perfo

rmed

and

tho

sem

entally tran

sform

ed, I p

resent to

you

.I co

nfess all n

on

-virtuo

us actio

ns accu

mu

lated sin

ce begin

nin

gless time.

I rejoice in

the virtu

es of b

oth

ord

inary an

d n

ob

le bein

gs.A

s ou

r guid

e I requ

est you

, O B

ud

dh

a, to p

lease abid

e well an

d tu

rnth

e wh

eel of D

harm

a un

til samsara en

ds.

All virtu

es, both

my o

wn

and

those o

f oth

ers, I ded

icate to th

e ripen

ing

of th

e two

bo

dh

ichittas an

d th

e attainm

ent o

f bu

dd

hah

oo

d fo

r the

sake o

f all sentien

t bein

gs.

Mandala O

ffering (optional)

Brief M

andalaT

his gro

un

d, an

oin

ted w

ith p

erfum

e, strewn

with

flow

ers,A

do

rned

with

Mo

un

t Meru

, fou

r con

tinen

ts, the su

n an

d th

e mo

on

.I im

agine th

is as a bu

dd

ha-field

and

offer it.

May all livin

g bein

gs enjo

y this p

ure lan

d!

Inner Mandala

Th

e ob

jects of m

y attachm

ent, aversio

n an

d ign

oran

ce frien

ds, en

-em

ies and

strangers

and

my b

od

y, wealth

, and

enjo

ymen

ts; with

ou

tan

y sense o

f loss, I o

ffer this co

llection

. Please accep

t it with

pleasu

re

Medicine B

uddha Sadhana 13

rather th

an rejectin

g ou

tright th

e pro

fou

nd

teachin

gs of th

e Bu

dd

ha.

Exam

ine an

d p

ractice this sad

han

a skillfu

lly. Keep

you

r min

d stead

y,an

d yo

u can

achieve great b

enefits fo

r you

rself and

for o

thers w

ith-

ou

t deceivin

g you

rself.

The Benefits of Medicine Buddha M

antra

Th

e Med

icine B

ud

dh

a enco

mp

asses all the b

ud

dh

as. Th

is mean

s that

wh

en w

e practice th

e seven-lim

b p

rayer and

mak

e offerin

gs with

the

seven lim

bs, w

e receive the sam

e merit as w

e wo

uld

if we h

ad m

ade

offerin

gs to all th

e bu

dd

has. S

imilarly, w

hen

we recite th

e man

tra of

Med

icine B

ud

dh

a, we co

llect un

believab

le merit ju

st as wh

en w

e offer

the seven

-limb

practice to

Med

icine B

ud

dh

a.

To

recite the M

edicin

e Bu

dd

ha m

antra b

rings in

con

ceivable m

erit.M

anju

shri req

uested

the eigh

t tathagatas (G

uru

Sh

akyam

un

i Bu

dd

ha

and

the seven

Med

icine B

ud

dh

as) to reveal a sp

ecial man

tra that w

ou

ldm

ake th

e prayers th

ey (the eigh

t tathagatas) m

ade in

the p

ast (prayers to

be ab

le to actu

alize the h

app

iness o

f sentien

t bein

gs by attain

ing th

ep

ath to

enligh

tenm

ent an

d p

acifying vario

us p

rob

lems, to

be ab

le to see

all the b

ud

dh

as, and

for all w

ishes to

be q

uick

ly realized) to

qu

ickly

com

e to p

ass, especially fo

r tho

se sentien

t bein

gs bo

rn in

the tim

e of th

e

five degen

eration

s wh

o h

ave small m

erit and

wh

o are p

ossessed

and

overw

helm

ed b

y variou

s diseases an

d sp

irit harm

s.

Du

ring th

at time, all th

e eight tath

agatas, in o

ne vo

ice, taugh

t the

Med

icine B

ud

dh

a man

tra. Th

erefore, if yo

u recite th

e man

tra every day,

the b

ud

dh

as and

bo

dh

isattvas will alw

ays pay atten

tion

to yo

u, an

d th

eyw

ill guid

e you

. Vajrap

ani, o

wn

er of th

e secrets, and

the fo

ur gu

ardian

sw

ill always p

rotect an

d gu

ide yo

u. A

ll you

r negative k

armas w

ill be p

aci-fied

, and

you

will n

ever be b

orn

in th

e three lo

wer realm

s. Even

just

hearin

g a recitation

of th

e nam

es of th

e eight tath

agatas pacifies all

diseases an

d sp

irit harm

s even

spirit h

arms th

at arise as a con

ditio

n o

fd

isease an

d all yo

ur w

ishes are fu

lfilled.

Medicine B

uddha Sadhana 5

and

bless m

e with

freedo

m fro

m th

e three p

oiso

ns.

IDA

M G

UR

U R

AT

NA

MA

ND

AL

AK

AM

NIR

YA

TA

YA

MI

Prayers of Request

I beseech

you

, Bh

agavan M

edicin

e Gu

ru

wh

ose sk

y-colo

red h

oly b

od

yo

f lapis lazu

li signifies o

mn

iscient w

isdo

m an

d co

mp

assion

as vast aslim

itless space

please gran

t me yo

ur b

lessings.

I beseech

you

, com

passio

nate M

edicin

e Gu

ru

wh

o h

old

in yo

ur righ

th

and

the k

ing o

f med

icines sym

bolizin

g you

r vow

to h

elp all p

itiful sen

-tien

t bein

gs plagu

ed b

y the 4

24 d

iseases p

lease grant m

e you

r blessin

gs.

I beseech

you

, com

passio

nate M

edicin

e Gu

ru

wh

o h

old

in yo

ur left

han

d a b

ow

l of n

ectar symbolizin

g you

r vow

to give th

e glorio

us u

nd

ying

nectar o

f the D

harm

a that elim

inates th

e degen

eration

s of sick

ness, o

ldage, an

d d

eath

please gran

t me yo

ur b

lessings.

Visualization

Abo

ve the cro

wn

of G

uru

Med

icine B

ud

dh

a is a wish

-grantin

g jewel,

wh

ich is in

essence m

y guru

. Abo

ve that is th

e Bu

dd

ha D

elightfu

l Kin

go

f Clear K

no

win

g (Ngn

khyen

gyl p

o), wh

ose b

od

y is red in

colo

r, his

right h

and

in th

e mu

dra o

f besto

win

g sub

lime realizatio

ns an

d h

is lefth

and

in th

e mu

dra o

f con

centratio

n. A

bove h

im is th

e Bu

dd

ha M

elod

i-o

us O

cean o

f Pro

claimed

Dh

arma (C

h d

rag gya

tso yang), w

ith a

yellow

-colo

red b

od

y, his righ

t han

d in

the m

ud

ra of b

estow

ing su

blim

erealizatio

ns an

d h

is left han

d in

the m

ud

ra of co

ncen

tration

. Ab

ove

him

is the B

ud

dh

a Su

prem

e Glo

ry Free fro

m S

orro

w (N

ya n

gn m

e chog),

pin

k in

colo

r with

bo

th h

and

s in th

e mu

dra o

f con

centratio

n. A

bove

him

is the B

ud

dh

a Stain

less Excellen

t Go

ld (S

er zang d

ri me), p

ale yellow

in co

lor, h

is right h

and

in th

e mu

dra o

f expo

un

din

g the D

harm

a and

his left h

and

in th

e mu

dra o

f con

centratio

n. A

bove h

im is th

e Bu

dd

ha

Kin

g of M

elod

iou

s So

un

d, B

rilliant R

adian

ce of S

kill, A

do

rned

with

Jewels, M

oo

n, an

d L

otu

s (Rin

chen

da w

a d

ang p

m

a ra

b tu gy

n p

a ky

pa

zi ji dra

yang gyi gy

l po), red

dish

-yellow

in co

lor w

ith h

is right h

and

in th

em

ud

ra of exp

ou

nd

ing th

e Dh

arma an

d h

is left han

d in

the m

ud

ra of

con

centratio

n. A

bo

ve him

is the B

ud

dh

a Ren

ow

ned

Glo

riou

s Kin

g of

Excellen

t Sign

s (Tsh

n leg ya

ng d

rag), yello

w in

colo

r with

his righ

t han

din

the m

ud

ra of exp

ou

nd

ing th

e Dh

arma an

d h

is left han

d in

the m

ud

rao

f con

centratio

n.

12 M

edicine Buddha Sadhana

sho

rten th

e du

ration

of th

eir sufferin

g in th

e low

er realms. It is excel-

lent if th

is is do

ne w

ith b

od

hich

itta, reno

un

cing self an

d ch

erishin

goth

ers.

Also

, by recitin

g this m

antra, yo

u w

ill greatly enh

ance th

e pow

er of th

em

edicin

e that yo

u are tak

ing o

r giving to

oth

ers. Th

is can b

e do

ne as

follo

ws:

Visu

alize the m

edicin

e in a b

ow

l in fro

nt o

f you

and

above it a m

oo

nd

isk. S

tand

ing o

n th

e moon

disk

is the b

lue seed

-syllable O

M su

rrou

nd

edb

y the syllab

les of th

e Med

icine B

ud

dh

a man

tra in a clo

ckw

ise direc-

tion

. As yo

u recite th

e man

tra, nectars flo

w fro

m all th

e syllables,

abso

rbin

g into

the m

edicin

e. Th

e syllables an

d th

e mo

on

then

disso

lvein

to th

e med

icine, w

hich

beco

mes extrem

ely pow

erful an

d ab

le to cu

reall p

hysical d

iseases and

affliction

s caused

by sp

irits togeth

er with

their cau

ses, negative k

arma an

d m

ental o

bscu

ration

s of sen

tient

bein

gs. If you

are treating a serio

us d

isease such

as cancer, visu

alizeth

at the m

edicin

e has th

e po

wer to

cure th

is particu

lar disease. T

he

stron

ger on

es faith an

d th

e mo

re man

tras on

e recites, the greater

will b

e the p

ow

er of th

e med

icine.

All existen

t ph

eno

men

a are ob

jects of k

now

ing. If so

meth

ing is n

ot an

ob

ject of k

now

ledge fo

r any b

eing, th

en it d

oes n

ot exist: an

examp

le isth

e ho

rns o

f a rabb

it. All existen

t ph

eno

men

a are inclu

ded

in th

reecatego

ries:

objects o

f a valid n

on

-decep

tive con

sciou

sness, w

hich

are easilyreco

gnized

, such

as vase, plate, rice, flo

wers, an

d so

forth

;

o

bjects th

at are difficu

lt to realize an

d w

hich

requ

ire reason

ing to

do

so, su

ch as im

perm

anen

ce and

emp

tiness;

objects th

at are extremely d

ifficult to

realize, such

as ph

eno

men

a that

are on

ly ob

jects of k

no

wled

ge of th

e om

niscien

t min

d. F

or o

rdi-

nary b

eings, th

ese can o

nly b

e kn

ow

n th

rou

gh d

epen

den

ce up

on

scriptu

ral auth

ority o

f the B

ud

dh

a.

Sin

ce the b

enefits o

f do

ing th

is sadh

ana are extrem

ely difficu

lt to reco

g-n

ize, they th

erefore b

elon

g to th

e third

category. O

nly th

rou

gh faith

inth

e Bu

dd

has exp

lanatio

ns can

on

e realize these b

enefits. F

or th

ose w

ho

are intellectu

al bu

t som

ewh

at thick

-sku

lled, th

is exp

lanatio

n o

f the

ben

efits and

po

sitive karm

a of d

oin

g the M

edicin

e Bu

dd

ha sad

han

ash

ou

ld n

ot b

e discard

ed b

ecause it is to

o exp

ansive fo

r such

a limited

intelligen

ce. If on

e is un

able to

accept th

is, it is better to

remain

ind

ifferent

6 M

edicine Buddha Sadhana

Requests to the M

edicine Buddhas

Rep

eat ea

ch verse seven

times. A

fter the seven

th recita

tion a

s you rep

eat M

ay you

r

vow to b

enefit... th

e Med

icine B

uddha to w

hom

the requ

est is made a

bsorb

s into

the on

e below

.

To

you

, Bu

dd

ha R

enow

ned

Glo

riou

s Kin

go

f Excellen

t Sign

s, fully realized

destro

yer of

all defilem

ents, fu

lly accom

plish

ed b

ud

dh

ah

aving th

oro

ugh

ly realized th

e abso

lute

truth

of all p

hen

om

ena, I p

rostrate, go

for

refuge, an

d m

ake o

fferings. M

ay you

r vow

to b

enefit all sen

tient b

eings n

ow

ripen

for

myself an

d o

thers. (7

x)

To yo

u, B

ud

dh

a Kin

g of M

elod

iou

s Sou

nd

,B

rilliant R

adian

ce of S

kill, A

do

rned

with

Jewels, M

oo

n, an

d L

otu

s, fully realized

destro

yer of all d

efilemen

ts, fully acco

m-

plish

ed b

ud

dh

a wh

o h

as fully realized

the

abso

lute tru

th o

f all ph

eno

men

a, I pro

s-trate, go

for refu

ge, and

mak

e offerin

gs.M

ay you

r vow

to b

enefit all sen

tient b

eings

now

ripen

for m

yself and

oth

ers. (7x)

To

you

, Bu

dd

ha S

tainless E

xcellent G

old

,G

reat Jewel W

ho

Acco

mp

lishes A

ll Vo

ws,

fully realized

destro

yer of all d

efilemen

ts,fu

lly accom

plish

ed b

ud

dh

a wh

o h

as fully

realized th

e abso

lute tru

th o

f all ph

eno

m-

ena, I p

rostrate, go

for refu

ge, and

mak

eo

fferings. M

ay you

r vow

to b

enefit all

sentien

t bein

gs no

w rip

en fo

r myself an

do

thers.

(7x)

Medicine B

uddha Sadhana 11

The Benefits of This Practice

Th

e seven M

edicin

e Bu

dd

has, attain

ers of b

liss, stron

gly prayed

for th

etem

poral an

d u

ltimate h

app

iness o

f you

rself and

all sentien

t bein

gs.T

hey vo

wed

that th

eir prayers w

ou

ld b

e actualized

du

ring th

ese degen

er-ate tim

es wh

en th

e teachin

gs of S

hak

yamu

ni B

ud

dh

a are in d

ecline. A

sth

e bu

dd

has h

oly sp

eech is irrevo

cable, yo

u can

wh

olly tru

st in th

eirp

ow

er to q

uick

ly grant b

lessings to

help

all sentien

t bein

gs in th

ese de-

generate tim

es. If you

pray to

Gu

ru M

edicin

e Bu

dd

ha, yo

u w

ill qu

ickly

accom

plish

all that yo

u w

ish. Ju

st hearin

g the h

oly n

ame o

f Gu

ru M

edi-

cine B

ud

dh

a and

the so

un

d o

f his m

antra clo

ses the d

oo

r to reb

irth in

the su

ffering lo

wer realm

s. It is written

in th

e scriptu

res that yo

u sh

ou

ldn

ot h

ave a two

-po

inted

min

d (d

ou

bt) w

ith regard

to th

ese ben

efits.

Gu

ru S

hak

yamu

ni B

ud

dh

a said in

the su

tra entitled

Medicin

e Guru

Bea

ms

of Lapis L

azu

li: Ku

ngaw

o, d

o yo

u b

elieve my exp

lanatio

n o

f the q

uali-

ties of th

at tathagata [M

edicin

e Bu

dd

ha]?

Ku

ngaw

o rep

lied to

the B

hagavan

: I do

not h

ave a two

-po

inted

min

dw

ith regard

to th

e teachin

gs of yo

u, th

e celibate B

hagavan

. Wh

y? Becau

seth

e action

s of th

e tathagatas h

oly b

od

y, ho

ly speech

, and

ho

ly min

dare alw

ays pu

re, with

ou

t a single m

istake.

Th

en G

uru

Sh

akyam

un

i Bu

dd

ha gave th

is advice: K

un

gawo

, wh

oever

hears th

e ho

ly nam

e of th

at tathagata w

ill not fall in

to th

e evil realms o

fth

e sufferin

g transm

igratory b

eings.

Th

erefore, at th

e time o

f death

, it is excellent to

recite bo

th T

athagata

Med

icine B

ud

dh

as ho

ly nam

e and

his m

antra in

the ear o

f the d

ying

perso

n. It is extrem

ely ben

eficial to recite th

e man

tra and

blo

w it u

po

nm

eat that yo

u are eatin

g, or even

on

old

bo

nes o

r the d

ead b

od

ies of

anim

als or h

um

ans. T

his actio

n p

urifies th

e karm

ic obscu

ration

s of th

ose

sentien

t bein

gs. It can cau

se som

eon

e wh

o h

as been

rebo

rn in

the

sufferin

g low

er realms to

imm

ediately p

ass away an

d b

e rebo

rn in

ap

ure realm

or am

on

gst hap

py tran

smigrato

rs. At th

e very least, it will

Medicine B

uddha Sadhana 7

To

you

, Bu

dd

ha S

up

reme G

lory F

reefro

m S

orro

w, fu

lly realized d

estroyer o

fall d

efile

men

ts, fully a

ccom

plish

ed

bu

dd

ha w

ho

has fu

lly realized th

e abso

-lu

te truth

of all p

hen

om

ena, I p

rostrate,

go fo

r refuge, an

d m

ake o

fferings. M

ayyo

ur vo

w to

ben

efit all sentien

t bein

gsn

ow

ripen

for m

yself and

oth

ers. (7x)

To yo

u, B

ud

dh

a Melo

dio

us O

cean o

f Pro

-claim

ed D

harm

a, fully realized

destro

yero

f all defilem

ents, fu

lly accom

plish

edb

ud

dh

a wh

o h

as fully realized

the ab

so-

lute tru

th o

f all ph

eno

men

a, I pro

strate,go

for refu

ge, and

mak

e offerin

gs. May

you

r vow

to b

enefit sen

tient b

eings n

ow

ripen

for m

yself and

oth

ers. (7x)

To

you

, Bu

dd

ha D

elightfu

l Kin

g of C

learK

no

win

g, Su

prem

e Wisd

om

of an

Ocean

of D

harm

a, fully realized

destro

yer of all

defilem

ents, fu

lly accom

plish

ed b

ud

dh

aw

ho

has fu

lly realized th

e abso

lute tru

tho

f all ph

eno

men

a, I pro

strate, go fo

r ref-

uge, an

d m

ake o

fferings. M

ay you

r vow

to b

enefit sen

tient b

eings n

ow

ripen

for

myself an

d o

thers. (7

x)

10 M

edicine Buddha Sadhana

As you

recite the M

edicin

e Buddha m

antra

, visualize a

s follows:

Pu

rifying rays o

f light p

ou

r dow

n fro

m th

e Gu

ru M

edicin

e Bu

dd

has

heart an

d h

oly b

od

y, elimin

ating yo

ur sick

nesses an

d afflictio

ns d

ue to

spirits, a

nd

their ca

use

s, all yo

ur n

egative

karm

a a

nd

men

talo

bscu

ration

s. Yo

ur b

od

y is com

pletely filled

with

light an

d b

ecom

esclean

-clear like crystal. T

hen

the rays rad

iate ou

t in all d

irection

s, pu

rify-in

g the sick

nesses an

d afflictio

ns o

f all moth

er sentien

t bein

gs.

After th

e mantra

recitation

visualize a

s follows:

Th

e Gu

ru M

edicin

e Bu

dd

ha m

elts into

light an

d ab

sorb

s into

you

r heart.

Yo

ur m

ind

beco

mes co

mp

letely on

e with

the d

harm

akaya, th

e essence

of all b

ud

dh

as.

Dedication

Du

e to th

ese merits, m

ay I com

plete th

e ocean

-like actio

ns o

f the so

ns o

fth

e victorio

us o

nes. M

ay I beco

me th

e ho

ly savior, refu

ge, and

help

er for

sentien

t bein

gs, wh

o h

ave repeated

ly been

kin

d to

me in

past lives.

By th

e virtues received

from

attemp

ting th

is practice, m

ay all living b

e-in

gs wh

o see, h

ear, tou

ch, o

r remem

ber m

e even

tho

se wh

o m

erely saym

y nam

e in

that very m

om

ent b

e released fro

m th

eir miseries an

dexp

erience h

app

iness fo

rever.*

As all sen

tient b

eings, in

finite as sp

ace, are enco

mp

assed b

y Gu

ru M

edi-

cine B

ud

dh

as com

passio

n, m

ay I too

beco

me th

e guid

e for sen

tient

bein

gs existing th

rou

gho

ut all ten

directio

ns o

f the u

niverse.

Becau

se of th

ese virtues, m

ay I qu

ickly b

ecom

e Gu

ru M

edicin

e Bu

dd

ha

and

lead each

and

every sentien

t bein

g into

his en

lighten

ed realm

.

* T

his d

edica

tion verse in

cludes you

r enem

ies, even w

hen

they rep

eat you

r nam

e with

anger.

8 M

edicine Buddha Sadhana

To

you

, Bu

dd

ha M

edicin

e Gu

ru, K

ing

of L

apis L

ight, fu

lly realized d

estroyer

of all d

efilemen

ts, fully acco

mp

lished

bu

dd

ha w

ho

has fu

lly realized th

e abso

-lu

te truth

of all p

hen

om

ena, I p

rostrate,

go fo

r refuge, an

d m

ake o

fferings. M

ayyo

ur vo

w to

ben

efit sentien

t bein

gs no

wrip

en fo

r myself an

d o

thers. (7

x)

Visualization

Gran

ting yo

ur req

uest, fro

m th

e heart an

d h

oly b

od

y of th

e Kin

g of

Med

icine, G

uru

Med

icine B

ud

dh

a, infin

ite rays of w

hite ligh

t pou

r dow

nco

mp

letely filling yo

ur b

od

y from

head

to to

e. Th

ey pu

rify all you

rd

iseases and

affliction

s du

e to sp

irits and

their cau

ses, all you

r negative

karm

a and

men

tal ob

scuratio

ns. In

the n

ature o

f light, yo

ur b

od

yb

ecom

es as clean an

d clear as crystal. T

he ligh

t rays po

ur d

ow

n tw

icem

ore, each

time fillin

g you

r bo

dy w

ith b

lissful clean

clear light w

hich

you

abso

rb. Y

ou

are thereb

y transfo

rmed

into

the h

oly b

od

y of G

uru

Med

icine B

ud

dh

a. At yo

ur h

eart app

ears a lotu

s and

moon

disk

. Stan

din

gat th

e center o

f the m

oon

disk

, is is the b

lue seed

-syllable O

M su

rrou

nd

edb

y the syllab

les of th

e man

tra. As yo

u recite th

e man

tra, visualize rays o

fligh

t radiatin

g ou

t in all d

irection

s from

the syllab

le at you

r heart. T

he

light rays p

ervade th

e sentien

t bein

gs of all six realm

s. Th

rou

gh yo

ur

great love w

ishin

g them

to h

ave hap

pin

ess, and

thro

ugh

you

r greatco

mp

assion

wish

ing th

em to

be free fro

m all su

fferings, th

ey are pu

ri-fied

of all d

iseases and

affliction

s du

e to sp

irits and

their cau

ses, all their

negative k

arma an

d m

ental o

bscu

ration

s.

Mantra R

ecitationO

M N

AM

O B

HA

GA

VA

TE

BH

EK

HA

ND

ZY

E /

GU

RU

BA

IDU

RY

A /

PR

AB

HA

RA

DZ

AY

A /

TA

TH

AG

AT

AY

A /

AR

HA

TE

SA

MY

AK

SA

M

BU

DD

HA

YA

/ T

AD

YA

TH

A /

OM

BH

EK

HA

ND

ZY

E

BH

EK

HA

ND

ZY

E M

AH

A B

HE

KH

AN

DZ

YE

[BH

EK

HA

ND

ZY

E]** /

RA

DZ

A S

AM

UD

GA

TE

SV

AH

A

**

NO

TE

: The sylla

bles in

the m

antra

s in b

rack

ets [ ] are option

al. T

he M

edicin

e

Buddh

a m

antra

is recited b

oth w

ith a

nd w

ithou

t the option

al sylla

bles.

Medicine B

uddha Sadhana 9

Short Mantra

TA

DY

AT

HA

/ O

M B

HE

KH

AN

DZ

YE

BH

EK

HA

ND

ZY

E M

AH

A

BH

EK

HA

ND

ZY

E [B

HE

KH

AN

DZ

YE

] / R

AD

ZA

SA

MU

DG

AT

E

SV

AH

A

+H,-