Medicine Buddha
Learn about Medicine Buddha, the buddha of healing and medicine, whose practices are also useful at the time of death.
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Medicine Buddha Weeklong Retreat 2000
Explanation of the Medicine Buddha practice and his twelve great vows.
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Medicine Buddha Weeklong Retreat 2016
Commentary on the Medicine Buddha practice and Chapter 8 of Shantideva's Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds.
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Medicine Buddha Weeklong Retreat 2021
Commentary on the Medicine Buddha practice and Nagarjuna's "Letter to a Friend."
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Medicine Buddha Weeklong Retreat 2025 with Venerable Sangye Khadro
Teachings on the Medicine Buddha sadhana and how to work with the afflictions.
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Medicine Buddha Winter Retreat 2007-08
How to do the Medicine Buddha practice in a long retreat setting.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Introduction to Medicine Buddha practice
Our mind is related to our body and health in many ways. When we transform…
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Guided meditation on the Medicine Buddha
A guided meditation on the Medicine Buddha sadhana practice for those who have not received…
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Visualization and mantra recitation
The meaning of the entire graduated path to enlightenment is encompassed in the mantra which…
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The Medicine Buddha request prayers
Thinking about the qualities of the Medicine Buddhas during the request verses. An explanation of…
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Contemplating the Medicine Buddha vows
How thinking about the bodhisattvas' promise to benefit sentient beings puts our mind into their…
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Medicine Buddha vows 1-3
Explaining the first three of the 12 vows of the Medicine Buddha. Putting our energies…
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Medicine Buddha vow 4
A commentary on wrong views in society created to justify our own negative qualities.
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Medicine Buddha vows 5-7
Explaining what it means to keep good ethical discipline, and having compassion for others' suffering.
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Medicine Buddha vow 8
Discussion on the difficulty of women's situation in society, extending to people in weaker positions.…
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Medicine Buddha vows 9-12
Reflecting on how the vows are relevant to how we choose to act. Skillful ways…
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Medicine Buddha practice for the deceased
Medicine Buddha practice for the recently deceased differs slightly from the standard practice. Beautiful visualizations…
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