The Very Concise Essence Sūtra Rite of Bhaiṣajyaguru
—Bestower of Happiness and Benefit
This sūtra rite is a condensed essence practice of the Medicine Buddha (Skt. Bhaiṣajyaguru; Tib. སངས་རྒྱས་སྨན་བླ་, sangs rgyas sman bla), which includes homage, offering, and aspiration prayers.
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v.1 The Essence of Sutra and Ritual of Medicine Buddha
Tibetan phonetics only
Size: 8.27 x 11.69 in
v.2 Medicine Buddha Ritual
English only
Translated by Ven. Nima Sangpo and Ven. Ngawang Samten Chophel (1979)
Size: 8.27 x 11.69 in
v.3 The Very Concise Essence Sūtra Rite of Bhaiṣajyaguru
Translated by Venerable Khenpo Kalsang Gyaltsen and the members of Sakya Phuntsok Ling in Washington, D.C. (1988), with edits by the Sachen Archive Initiative.
Tibetan and English
Size: 11 x 4.12 in