What it is
Special exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Heiseikan), 25 March – 8 June 2008, marking 1,300 years since the capital moved to Heijō-kyō.
How the Buddha appears
The bronze bodhisattvas Nikkō and Gakkō, who flank Yakushi in the Kondō of Yakushi-ji, left the temple together for the first time.
Quote
« 日光・月光菩薩立像(国宝)が、そろって寺外ではじめて公開 »
“The standing bodhisattvas Nikkō and Gakkō (National Treasures), shown together outside the temple for the first time”
Source
- 東京国立博物館, 平城遷都1300年記念「国宝 薬師寺展」 www.tnm.jp
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)
- “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)