Bhaisajyaraja (bodhisattva)
A bodhisattva associated with healing and medicine in Mahayana Buddhism. Often paired with 薬上菩薩 (Bhaisajyasamudgata).
Bhaisajyaraja is one of the bodhisattvas appearing in the Lotus Sutra.
Often mentioned together with 薬王菩薩; represents a complementary aspect of healing in Buddhist teachings.
From Sanskrit Bhaiṣajyarāja, meaning 'Medicine King'. The kanji 薬 (medicine), 王 (king), and 菩薩 (bodhisattva) directly translate the Sanskrit components.