Eight Medicine Buddhas The lid has a brass

The lid has a brass sheet cover to protect the wood

It can have a balancing effect on all levels of the mind

Amitayus is depicted here red hued and sitting cross-legged

Yangchenma (Saraswati) is Brahma’s consort and the goddess of wealth and knowledge

trampling Kamadeva

Eight Medicine Buddhas The lid has a brassIn the distant past, when the Medicine Buddha was a Bodhisattva, he is said to have taken twelve vows out of his great compassion. These vows included the task of awakening people's minds to Bodhichitta, providing beings with the materials necessary for living, leading them to wisdom and wholesome actions, as well as relieving people from deformities, illness, and other physical sufferings. After many lives of working to fulfill his vows, the