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The '''Eight Lords of Physicians''' (Tib. ''sman bla brgyad'') aka '''Eight Sugatas who are Lords of Physicians''' (Tib. ''sman bla bde gshegs brgyad'') aka '''Eight Sugata-Brothers who are Lords of Physicians''' (Tib. ''sman bla bde gshegs mched brgyad'') aka '''Eight Brothers who are Lords of Physicians''' (Tib. ''sman bla mched brgyad'') — a set of Eight ‘Medicine Buddhas’ appearing in the two [[Kriya Tantra]]s, ''The Sūtra Describing in Full the Specific Previous Vows of the Seven Tathāgatas'' (D 503, Skt. ''sapta-tathāgata-pūrva-praṇi­-dhāna-viśeṣa-vistāra-sūtra''; Tib. ''phags pa de bzhin gshegs pa bdun gyi sngon gyi smon lam gyi khyad par rgyas pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo'') and ''The Incantation of Vaiḍūrya-prabhā'' (D 505, Skt. ''tathāgata-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-nāma-balādhāna-samādhi-dhāraṇī''; Tib. ''bai DUr+ya'i 'od gyi gzungs''). They are:
The '''Eight Lords of Physicians''' (Tib. ''sman bla brgyad'') aka '''Eight Sugatas who are Lords of Physicians''' (Tib. ''sman bla bde gshegs brgyad'') aka '''Eight Sugata-Brothers who are Lords of Physicians''' (Tib. ''sman bla bde gshegs mched brgyad'') aka '''Eight Brothers who are Lords of Physicians''' (Tib. ''sman bla mched brgyad'') — a set of Eight ‘Medicine Buddhas’ appearing in the two [[Kriya Tantra]]s, ''The Sūtra Describing in Full the Specific Previous Vows of the Seven Tathāgatas'' (D 503, Skt. ''sapta-tathāgata-pūrva-praṇi­-dhāna-viśeṣa-vistāra-sūtra''; Tib. ''phags pa de bzhin gshegs pa bdun gyi sngon gyi smon lam gyi khyad par rgyas pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo'') and ''The Incantation of Vaiḍūrya-prabhā'' (D 505, Skt. ''tathāgata-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-nāma-balādhāna-samādhi-dhāraṇī''; Tib. ''bai DUr+ya'i 'od gyi gzungs''). They are:
# [[Shakyamuni]] (Skt. ''Śākyamuni''; Tib. ''shAkya thub pa'')
# [[Shakyamuni]] (Skt. ''Śākyamuni''; Tib. ''shAkya thub pa'')
# Lord of Physicians, Radiant Lapis Lazuli King (Skt. ''Bhaiṣajyaguru-Vaiḍūryaprabhārāja''; Tib. ''sman gyi bla bai dū rya’i ’od kyi rgyal po'')
# Lord of Physicians, Radiant Lapis Lazuli King aka the '[Buddha of Medicine]' (Skt. ''Bhaiṣajyaguru-Vaiḍūryaprabhārāja''; Tib. ''sman gyi bla bai dū rya’i ’od kyi rgyal po'')
# (Skt. ''Dharmasāgarāgramativikrīḍitābhijñārāja''; Tib. ''chos rgya mtsho mchog gi blos rnam par rol bar mngon par mkhyen pa’i rgyal po'')
# (Skt. ''Dharmasāgarāgramativikrīḍitābhijñārāja''; Tib. ''chos rgya mtsho mchog gi blos rnam par rol bar mngon par mkhyen pa’i rgyal po'')
# (Skt. ''Dharmakīrtisāgaraghoṣa''; Tib. ''chos sgrags rgya mtsho’i dbyang'')
# (Skt. ''Dharmakīrtisāgaraghoṣa''; Tib. ''chos sgrags rgya mtsho’i dbyang'')

Revision as of 10:17, 12 August 2018

The Eight Lords of Physicians (Tib. sman bla brgyad) aka Eight Sugatas who are Lords of Physicians (Tib. sman bla bde gshegs brgyad) aka Eight Sugata-Brothers who are Lords of Physicians (Tib. sman bla bde gshegs mched brgyad) aka Eight Brothers who are Lords of Physicians (Tib. sman bla mched brgyad) — a set of Eight ‘Medicine Buddhas’ appearing in the two Kriya Tantras, The Sūtra Describing in Full the Specific Previous Vows of the Seven Tathāgatas (D 503, Skt. sapta-tathāgata-pūrva-praṇi­-dhāna-viśeṣa-vistāra-sūtra; Tib. phags pa de bzhin gshegs pa bdun gyi sngon gyi smon lam gyi khyad par rgyas pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo) and The Incantation of Vaiḍūrya-prabhā (D 505, Skt. tathāgata-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-nāma-balādhāna-samādhi-dhāraṇī; Tib. bai DUr+ya'i 'od gyi gzungs). They are:

  1. Shakyamuni (Skt. Śākyamuni; Tib. shAkya thub pa)
  2. Lord of Physicians, Radiant Lapis Lazuli King aka the '[Buddha of Medicine]' (Skt. Bhaiṣajyaguru-Vaiḍūryaprabhārāja; Tib. sman gyi bla bai dū rya’i ’od kyi rgyal po)
  3. (Skt. Dharmasāgarāgramativikrīḍitābhijñārāja; Tib. chos rgya mtsho mchog gi blos rnam par rol bar mngon par mkhyen pa’i rgyal po)
  4. (Skt. Dharmakīrtisāgaraghoṣa; Tib. chos sgrags rgya mtsho’i dbyang)
  5. (Skt. Aśokottamaśrī; Tib. mya ngan med mchog dpal)
  6. (Skt. Suvarṇabhadravimalaratnaprabhāsavrata; Tib. gser bzang dri med rin chen snang brtul zhugs pa)
  7. (Skt. Ratnacandrapadmapratimaṇḍitapaṇḍita; Tib. rin po che dang zla ba dang padmas rab tu brgyan pa mkhas pa gzi brjid sgra dbyangs kyi rgyal po)
  8. (Skt. Suparikīrtitanāmaśrīrāja; Tib. mtshan legs yongs grags dpal gyi rgyal po)