Eight Medicine Buddhas (on blue base) Norbulingka gardens attract many birds

Norbulingka gardens attract many birds

Amitayus is depicted here red hued and sitting cross-legged

the round white full moon above the wheel represents the cessation of suffering

and layer-friendly in winter

give them a status that is both mythical and real

Eight Medicine Buddhas (on blue base) Norbulingka gardens attract many birdsIn the distant past, when the Medicine Buddha was a Bodhisattva, he is said to have taken twelve vows out of his great compassion. These vows included the task of awakening people's minds to Bodhichitta, providing beings with the materials necessary for living, leading them to wisdom and wholesome actions, as well as relieving people from deformities, illness, and other physical sufferings. After many lives of working to fulfill his vows, the