Medicine Buddha

Types of Buddhas
"Buddha" is not a last name, as one might think, but an honorary title awarded only to individuals who have achieved salvation through their own realization. The man commonly referred to by this title is a historical figure. He likely lived between the 6th and 5th centuries BC in Northern India and was known as Siddhartha Gautama before his enlightenment. The doctrine (Dharma) he revealed, which has undergone various developments over the centuries, and the monastic order he founded are still alive today, invigorated in recent years by the active work of Tibetan lamas also here in the West.

Medicine Buddha
In Buddhism, he stands for curing all diseases - including that of ignorance. Mental poisons cause in human beings an uneasy mind - which in turn leads to physical and emotional suffering.

• Material: Brass
• H: approx. 15.5 cm, approx. 1.2 kg