Medicine Buddha Mantra — Teyata Om Bekandze
Medicine Buddha mantra recordings for a focused Tibetan Buddhist healing and compassion practice.
Medicine Buddha — Bhaiṣajyaguru — is associated with healing, relief from suffering and compassionate activity. His mantra is one of the most widely recited Buddhist healing mantras in Tibetan traditions.
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Featured Medicine Buddha Mantra Recording
The main Next Level Meditation recording centres on the familiar Tibetan pronunciation beginning Teyata Om Bekandze.
Medicine Buddha Mantra — Teyata Om Bekandze
Mantra / Chant
TADYATHĀ OṂ BHAIṢAJYE BHAIṢAJYE MAHĀBHAIṢAJYE RĀJA SAMUDGATE SVĀHĀ
Common Tibetan-style pronunciation:
Tayata Om Bekandze Bekandze Maha Bekandze Radza Samudgate Soha
Medicine Buddha
Medicine Buddha is often depicted deep blue, the colour of lapis lazuli, holding symbols associated with medicine and healing. Tibetan texts refer to him as Sangye Menla.
Meaning and Practice Context
Medicine Buddha practice brings together healing imagery, mantra, compassion and aspiration. The mantra invokes Bhaiṣajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha, and is commonly recited for oneself, for people who are ill, and as a broader prayer for relief from suffering.
In Buddhist practice, healing also reaches beyond the body to the mental habits and causes of suffering that keep repeating. That gives the mantra a natural place in both compassionate prayer and personal meditation.
Medicine Buddha Mantra — Meaning & Long Form
Short mantra:
Tadyathā Oṃ Bhaiṣajye Bhaiṣajye Mahābhaiṣajye Rāja Samudgate Svāhā
Common Tibetan pronunciation:
Tayata Om Bekandze Bekandze Maha Bekandze Radza Samudgate Soha
Practical meaning: Tadyathā means “thus” or “it is like this.” Bhaiṣajye / Bekandze invokes healing and the removal of suffering; Mahābhaiṣajye intensifies this as “great healing”; Rāja means king, and Samudgate carries the sense of arising or reaching a great height. The mantra calls on the Medicine Buddha as the supreme healer and directs the practice toward relief from suffering and the causes of suffering.
Long mantra:
Oṃ Namo Bhagavate Bhaiṣajye Guru Vaidūrya Prabha Rājāya
Tathāgatāya Arhate Samyaksaṃ Buddhāya
Tadyathā Oṃ Bhaiṣajye Bhaiṣajye Mahābhaiṣajye Bhaiṣajye
Rāja Samudgate Svāhā
Common Tibetan-style pronunciation:
Om Namo Bhagawate Bekandze Guru Baidurya Prabha Radzaya
Tathagataya Arhate Samyaksam Buddhaya
Tayata Om Bekandze Bekandze Maha Bekandze Bekandze
Radza Samudgate Soha
Who Is Medicine Buddha?
Medicine Buddha is the “Buddha of Medicine” or Bhaiṣajyaguru. He appears in Mahāyāna scriptures and became an important focus of practice throughout Asian Buddhism. In Tibetan Buddhism, Medicine Buddha prayers, visualizations and mantra recitation are widely used in monasteries and personal practice.
How to Use the Medicine Buddha Recording
You can use the recording as a quiet seated practice, play it while dedicating thoughts to someone who is suffering, or recite along with the mantra. A simple approach is to breathe slowly, visualize clear blue light and keep the intention centred on compassion and relief from suffering.
More Medicine Buddha Recordings
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Medicine Buddha mantra?
A common Tibetan rendering begins Teyata Om Bekandze Bekandze Maha Bekandze and continues with the name and invocation of the Medicine Buddha.
Who is Sangye Menla?
Sangye Menla is the Tibetan name commonly used for Medicine Buddha.
Why is Medicine Buddha blue?
He is traditionally depicted lapis-lazuli blue, a colour strongly associated with his iconography.
Can I dedicate the practice to another person?
Yes. Medicine Buddha recitation is often accompanied by prayers and dedication for people who are ill or suffering.
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