Meanings
proper noun
- BuddhismA bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism.
Origin
- Sanskritगुरु
- Sanskritभेषज्य
- Sanskritभैषज्यगुरु
- EnglishBhaiṣajyaguru
From Sanskrit भैषज्यगुरु (bhaiṣajyaguru). See Sanskrit भेषज्य (bheṣajya) and Sanskrit गुरु (guru).
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Arabic بُوذَا الطِّبِّ, أُسْتَاذُ الطِّبِّ
- بُوذَا الطِّبِّ (būḏā ṭ-ṭibbi)bodhisattva
- أُسْتَاذُ الطِّبِّ (ʔustāḏu ṭ-ṭibbi)bodhisattva
Chinese Mandarin 藥師佛 /药师佛, 藥師如來 /药师如来
- 藥師佛 /药师佛 (Yàoshīfó)bodhisattva
- 藥師如來 /药师如来bodhisattva
Hindi भैषज्यगुरु
- भैषज्यगुरु (bhaiṣajyaguru)bodhisattva
Japanese 薬師如来, 薬師瑠璃光如来
- 薬師如来bodhisattva
- 薬師瑠璃光如来bodhisattva
Korean 약사여래, 약사유리광여래
- 약사여래 (yaksayeorae)bodhisattva
- 약사유리광여래 (yaksayurigwang'yeorae)bodhisattva
Vietnamese Dược Sư Phật, Dược Sư Lưu Ly Quang Vương Phật
- Dược Sư Phậtbodhisattva
- Dược Sư Lưu Ly Quang Vương Phậtbodhisattva
- Dược Sư Lưu Ly Quang Vương Như Laibodhisattva
- Đại Y Vương Phậtbodhisattva
- Tiêu Tai Diên Thọ Dược Sư Phậtbodhisattva
Cite this entry
APA
Bhaiṣajyaguru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bhai%E1%B9%A3ajyaguru
MLA
“Bhaiṣajyaguru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bhai%E1%B9%A3ajyaguru. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bhaiṣajyaguru,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bhai%E1%B9%A3ajyaguru.
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