(AT HOME) Medicine Buddha puja

Many eons ago, seven bodhisattvas strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of all sentient beings, that their names become wish-fulfilling in order to heal both the mental and physical sicknesses and diseases of sentient beings. They became the seven Medicine Buddhas, and the puja is prayers and offerings to create merit and make requests of the Buddhas. Just some of the benefits of this practice include healing of mental and physical suffering, helping those who have died, as well as removing obstacles and creating the causes of enlightenment.

According to the Liberation Prison Project Tibetan calendar, this is an auspicious day for Medicine Buddha puja, so students are encouraged to say Medicine Buddha prayers and puja at home. (Kadampa Center holds Medicine Buddha pujas aproximately once a month at the center, depending on other classes and events.)