Medicine tradition
The figure is closely associated with Buddhist healing traditions.
Medicine Buddha — Entry Collection | ES-LP-MB-01
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Medicine Buddha — Entry Collection | ES-LP-MB-01
$126.61
Sale price
$126.61
Regular price
ENTRY COLLECTION · ES-LP-MB-01
An ES Collection Medicine Buddha piece made from a machine-moulded base and finished individually by hand. After production, the piece was included in a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony together with other devotional objects, adding a genuine religious context without turning the object into a supernatural promise.
THE OBJECT · ABOUT THIS PIECE
Medicine Buddha · ES-LP-MB-01
An ES Collection Medicine Buddha piece made from a machine-moulded base and finished individually by hand. After production, the piece was included in a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony together with other devotional objects, adding a genuine religious context without turning the object into a supernatural promise.
THE PROCESS · WHY THIS PIECE IS DIFFERENT
Machine-moulded, hand-painted, then included in a large prayer ceremony.
ES pieces begin with a machine-moulded form, providing a more consistent base structure. Colour and visible details are then finished by hand by workshop artisans or workers. After completion, the pieces are included together with other devotional objects during a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony, where they remain present for collective prayers and blessing rites. This series therefore combines repeatable production with a real layer of hand finishing and religious context.
THE FIGURE · ICONOGRAPHY
Medicine Buddha
Bhaishajyaguru, widely known as the Medicine Buddha, is associated in Buddhist tradition with medicine, healing and the alleviation of suffering. Himalayan images often show him in a deep blue form, holding a medicinal plant and a monastic bowl. These meanings belong to religious tradition and are not a medical claim for the object.
Myrobalan
A medicinal plant frequently appears as one of his attributes.
Monastic bowl
Links the image to the visual language of a Buddha.
Relief of suffering
A central religious association of the Medicine Buddha tradition.
CULTURAL BACKGROUND
Medicine Buddha in context
The Medicine Buddha tradition became important across Tibet and much of Asia. His image combines the calm form of a Buddha with attributes connected to medicine, especially the medicinal plant and begging bowl. In Tibetan contexts, the figure became particularly meaningful in religious traditions concerned with illness, vulnerability and the wish to relieve suffering.
THE MAKING · PROCESS
How this piece was completed
The form was produced by machine moulding and then individually hand-painted by workshop artisans or workers. After finishing, ES pieces were placed together with other devotional objects during a large-scale prayer ceremony for collective prayers and blessing rites.
DETAILS · INDIVIDUAL RECORD
Specific to this object
- SKU
- ES-LP-MB-01
- Collection
- ES-LP
- Figure
- Medicine Buddha
- Technique
- Machine-moulded base; hand-painted finish; included in a large-scale prayer ceremony
CARE
Keep dry. Handle gently.
Keep dry and away from prolonged direct sunlight, high humidity and excessive heat. Dust gently with a clean, soft, dry cloth. Avoid alcohol, solvents, abrasive cleaners and direct contact with water.
ENTRY COLLECTION · ES-LP-MB-01
An ES Collection Medicine Buddha piece made from a machine-moulded base and finished individually by hand. After production, the piece was included in a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony together with other devotional objects, adding a genuine religious context without turning the object into a supernatural promise.
THE OBJECT · ABOUT THIS PIECE
Medicine Buddha · ES-LP-MB-01
An ES Collection Medicine Buddha piece made from a machine-moulded base and finished individually by hand. After production, the piece was included in a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony together with other devotional objects, adding a genuine religious context without turning the object into a supernatural promise.
THE PROCESS · WHY THIS PIECE IS DIFFERENT
Machine-moulded, hand-painted, then included in a large prayer ceremony.
ES pieces begin with a machine-moulded form, providing a more consistent base structure. Colour and visible details are then finished by hand by workshop artisans or workers. After completion, the pieces are included together with other devotional objects during a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony, where they remain present for collective prayers and blessing rites. This series therefore combines repeatable production with a real layer of hand finishing and religious context.
THE FIGURE · ICONOGRAPHY
Medicine Buddha
Bhaishajyaguru, widely known as the Medicine Buddha, is associated in Buddhist tradition with medicine, healing and the alleviation of suffering. Himalayan images often show him in a deep blue form, holding a medicinal plant and a monastic bowl. These meanings belong to religious tradition and are not a medical claim for the object.
Medicine tradition
The figure is closely associated with Buddhist healing traditions.
Myrobalan
A medicinal plant frequently appears as one of his attributes.
Monastic bowl
Links the image to the visual language of a Buddha.
Relief of suffering
A central religious association of the Medicine Buddha tradition.
CULTURAL BACKGROUND
Medicine Buddha in context
The Medicine Buddha tradition became important across Tibet and much of Asia. His image combines the calm form of a Buddha with attributes connected to medicine, especially the medicinal plant and begging bowl. In Tibetan contexts, the figure became particularly meaningful in religious traditions concerned with illness, vulnerability and the wish to relieve suffering.
THE MAKING · PROCESS
How this piece was completed
The form was produced by machine moulding and then individually hand-painted by workshop artisans or workers. After finishing, ES pieces were placed together with other devotional objects during a large-scale prayer ceremony for collective prayers and blessing rites.
DETAILS · INDIVIDUAL RECORD
Specific to this object
- SKU
- ES-LP-MB-01
- Collection
- ES-LP
- Figure
- Medicine Buddha
- Technique
- Machine-moulded base; hand-painted finish; included in a large-scale prayer ceremony
CARE
Keep dry. Handle gently.
Keep dry and away from prolonged direct sunlight, high humidity and excessive heat. Dust gently with a clean, soft, dry cloth. Avoid alcohol, solvents, abrasive cleaners and direct contact with water.