Medicine Buddha Puja

During this time in Holland, Rinpoche talked about the Medicine Buddha practice. (Notes taken and edited by Kendall Magnussen)

One of the benefits of Medicine Buddha practice is that it helps to bring success. Why was Buddhism so strongly established in Tibet? This was due to Medicine Buddha practice (the long version by the Fifth Dalai Lama). It brought so much success and so he was able to preserve and spread the Dharma. All of the lineage lamas did this. When they passed away, there were incredibly inspiring stories. (Rinpoche just read about this in a text from Mongolia).

Medicine Buddha practice helps to bring prosperity, both in spiritual practice and materially. The benefits are contained in the Medicine Buddha Sutra. There are mind-blowing benefits! Therefore, Rinpoche is advising all the centers that it would be extremely good to do the Medicine Buddha Puja.

See if you can do Medicine Buddha puja on the Tibetan 8th of the month. If you can do Medicine Buddha puja on the morning of the Tibetan 8th, then you can do Chittamani Tara (Four Mandala Offerings) in the evening, as this is a highest yoga tantra practice. Alternatively, on the Tibetan 15th one can do the Medicine Buddha puja and on the 8th one can do Tara.

This helps in spiritual development and to receive all the needs to benefit for other sentient beings, all the conditions, the material needs, for success in all the projects.

Medicine Buddha is powerful purification. It is one of the best things to do for someone who has passed away. It is not only for sickness, it is for anything.

This article is taken from the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT).