The History of Buddhist Thought c24.35
The History of Buddhist Thought c24.35
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¹ Here identified with Bhaishajyaguru, a Buddha who wished that his body should attain enlightenment shining like lapis lazuli, that his name should cure maladies and release prisoners. His heaven is in the eastern quarter, as Amitābha's is in the west. See Pelliot, BEFEO., iii, 33, 1903.