Oriental Museum Reproductions

Medicine Buddha
Medicine Buddha
Item# O-22
$45.00

Product Description

Gautama Buddha was born in 563BC in northeast India. The Buddha called himself the healer of the suffering of the world and explained that his Dharma (teaching) was his medicine. In Tibetan Buddhism, the image of Buddha with his bowl of herbal elixers is used to invoke his healing.Buddha was the son of the king of the Sakyas. One day, meditating under a sacred figtree, he attained perfect illumination {Bodhi}. He had become a Buddha. From there on he travelled and preached for 44 years what was to become one of the main religions of the world.

Material: Casting Stone

Finish: Antique Stone

Size: 7.5"H