What it is
The classic Chinese novel attributed to Wu Cheng’en, published in 1592: the monk Xuanzang’s journey to India with the Monkey King.
How the Buddha appears
In the last chapter, the litany of Buddhas recited before the Buddha names the Medicine Buddha right after Dīpaṃkara.
Quote
« 南無藥師琉璃光王佛 »
“Homage to the Medicine Master, Buddha King of Lapis Lazuli Light”
Source
- Wikisource (中文), 《西遊記》第100回 zh.wikisource.org
Checked on 15 October 2026.
Where to find it
No legitimate purchase link known.
All works
- Saint Young Men (Seinto Onīsan)
- Namu Amida Butsu! -Rendai Utena- (anime, 2019)
- Namu Amida Butsu! (game, 2016)
- Onmyōji ~Heian Yōkai Emaki~ (game, 2011–2019)
- Imee Ooi, “Medicine Buddha Dharani” (album)
- “The Medicine Buddha” (documentary, 2019)
- “National Treasures of Yakushi-ji” exhibition (Tokyo, 2008)
- “Nikkō and Gakkō’s first journey together” (NHK, 2008)
- “Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine” (Rubin Museum, 2014)
- “Healing Practices: Stories from Himalayan Americans” (Rubin Museum, 2022–2023)
- Deva Premal & Miten, “Day 16: Medicine Buddha” (2020)
- Shin Megami Tensei II (game, 1994)
- Honkai: Star Rail – the Aeon Yaoshi (game, 2023)
- Choi Seong-gak, “The Medicine Buddha Does Not Come” (Korean novella)
- Hiro Sachiya & Abe Takaaki, “Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of Compassion” (manga)
- Jane Ross Potter, “Seeking the Medicine Buddha” (novel, 2015)