A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c37.24

v2.c37.24

123 This Mantra, also found in the Hṛdaya (Sū.18, between 17 and 18), is addressed to Bhagavant Bhaiṣajyaguru Vaiḍūryaprabhārāja Tathāgata Arhant Samyaksambuddha. Indu only remarks that it is a Buddhist mantra. R. Śāstrī (1977: 636) identifies Bhaiṣajyaguru as the Bodhisattva Amitābha. Bhaiṣajyaguruvaiḍūryaprabhārāja is mentioned, for instance, in Śāntideva's Śikṣāsamuccaya (see C. Bendall and W.H.D. Rouse, 1971: 170, 171).