Etymology

Bhaiṣajyaguru

Today it means: A bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. Full definition →

Sanskrit भैषज्यगुरु
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromगुरु
  2. Sanskrit · borrowed fromभेषज्य
  3. Sanskrit · borrowed fromभैषज्यगुरु
  4. English todayBhaiṣajyaguru

From Sanskrit भैषज्यगुरु (bhaiṣajyaguru). See Sanskrit भेषज्य (bheṣajya) and Sanskrit गुरु (guru).

Words from the same roots

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