Eight Medicine Buddhas (on blue base) the dog vanished and in

the dog vanished and in its stead was Maitreya

Wearing a wrist mala can serve as a reminder of one's spiritual or mindfulness practice throughout the day

His right hand holds a curved flaying knife with a vajra handle symbolizing that he has cut off ego

each with an eye on the center of the palm

Eight Medicine Buddhas (on blue base) the dog vanished and inIn the distant past, when the Medicine Buddha was a Bodhisattva, he is said to have taken twelve vows out of his great compassion. These vows included the task of awakening people's minds to Bodhichitta, providing beings with the materials necessary for living, leading them to wisdom and wholesome actions, as well as relieving people from deformities, illness, and other physical sufferings. After many lives of working to fulfill his vows, the