Medicine Buddha

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frappuccino
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Medicine Buddha

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Dear all,

Kindly help confirm if a gift I have acquired for someone is a statue of Medicine Buddha please?

Very many thanks 🙏

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Looks a lot like one, judging by the gallipot.
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Medicine Buddha is from the Mahayana tradition, typically. You may want to visit our sister site, dharmawheel.com.

That I know of, medicine buddha is typically blue or green and is holding a bowl of medicine. I can't tell if this that, or just holding a lotus, but I don't know enough about the tradition.
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It looks like Gotama-Buddha, the Buddha of this Dispensation. The hand is reaching for the ground in the earth-witness gesture when Buddha attained full awakening.
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Medicine Buddha is usually in blue (although not always) and has his palm showing and is holding a herb (medicine).

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DNS wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:58 pm It looks like Gotama-Buddha, the Buddha of this Dispensation. The hand is reaching for the ground in the earth-witness gesture when Buddha attained full awakening.
Then what is holding in his hand?
It does not seem like an alms bowel.
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SarathW wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:45 pm
DNS wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:58 pm It looks like Gotama-Buddha, the Buddha of this Dispensation. The hand is reaching for the ground in the earth-witness gesture when Buddha attained full awakening.
Then what is holding in his hand?
It does not seem like an alms bowel.
I don't know, maybe incense? It looks like a Mahayana-Vajrayana-Tibetan style statue, not Theravada. That might be the way they portray Gotama.
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Your time and knowledge is much appreciated. I’m most intrigued to learn more… thanks again
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