Bhaiṣajyaguru, formally
Bhaiṣajya-guru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja "King of Medicine Master and
Lapis Lazuli Light"), is the
buddha of healing and medicine in
Mahāyāna Buddhism. Commonly referred to as the "Medicine Buddha", he is described as a doctor who cures
dukkha (suffering) using the medicine of his teachings.